Robert MacPherson | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Macpherson.jpeg) MacPherson at Oberwolfach in 2008 | |
| Born | May 25, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Harvard University |
| Known for | Intersection homology |
| Awards | NAS Award in Mathematics (1992) Leroy P. Steele Prize (2002) Heinz Hopf Prize (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brown University Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Raoul Bott |
| Doctoral students | Mark Goresky David Nadler Julianna Tymoczko Kari Vilonen Zhiwei Yun |
Robert Duncan MacPherson (born May 25, 1944) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study.