Robert Zimmer

Robert Zimmer
Zimmer in 2009
3rd[contradictory] Chancellor of the University of Chicago
In office
September 1, 2021 – July 7, 2022
Preceded byPosition established[contradictory]
Succeeded byPosition abolished[contradictory]
13th President of the University of Chicago
In office
July 1, 2006 – August 31, 2021
Preceded byDon Michael Randel
Succeeded byA. Paul Alivisatos
Personal details
Born
Robert Jeffrey Zimmer

(1947-11-05)November 5, 1947
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 23, 2023(2023-05-23) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouses
  • Terese Schwartzman
    (divorced)
  • (m. 2011)
Children3
Education

Robert Jeffrey Zimmer (November 5, 1947 – May 23, 2023) was an American mathematician and academic administrator. From 2006 until 2021, he served as the 13th president of the University of Chicago and as the Chair of the Board for Argonne National Lab, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory,[1] and the Marine Biological Laboratory.[2] He then served as chancellor of the University of Chicago until July 2022. As a mathematician, Zimmer specialized in geometry, particularly ergodic theory, Lie groups, and differential geometry.

  1. ^ "Fermi Research Alliance Board of Directors". Fermi Research Alliance, LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "MBL Officers and Trustees". Marine Biological Laboratory. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2014.