David Kazhdan

Summary

David Kazhdan is a human^[1]. Born in Moscow^[2], he… he was born on June 20, 1946^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• David Kazhdan's place of birth was Moscow^[2].
• David Kazhdan was born on June 20, 1946^[3].
• David Kazhdan's father was Alexander Kazhdan^[6].
• David Kazhdan held citizenship in United States^[7].
• David Kazhdan held citizenship in Israel^[8].
• David Kazhdan worked as a mathematician^[4].
• David Kazhdan's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• David Kazhdan was employed by Harvard University^[10].
• David Kazhdan's doctoral advisor was Alexandre Kirillov^[11].
• A notable work attributed to David Kazhdan is Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomial^[12].
• David Kazhdan received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[13].
• David Kazhdan received the Israel Prize^[14].
• David Kazhdan received the The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture^[15].
• David Kazhdan received the Rothschild Prize^[16].
• David Kazhdan was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[17].
• David Kazhdan was a member of Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[18].
• David Kazhdan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• David Kazhdan was a member of Academia Europaea^[20].
• David Kazhdan was a member of European Academy of Sciences^[21].
• David Kazhdan is recorded as male^[22].
• David Kazhdan's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• David Kazhdan supervised Dmitry Kaledin as a doctoral student^[24].
• David Kazhdan supervised Alexander Polishchuk as a doctoral student^[25].
• David Kazhdan supervised Michael Finkelberg as a doctoral student^[26].
• David Kazhdan supervised Du Nguyen as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Moscow^[2], David Kazhdan… he was born on June 20, 1946^[3]. His father was Alexander Kazhdan^[6].

Education

David Kazhdan's doctoral advisor was Alexandre Kirillov^[11]. He earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[28]. He studied under Israel Gelfand^[29].

Career and Affiliations

David Kazhdan's professions included mathematician^[4]. His field of work was mathematics^[9]. Among his employers was Harvard University^[10]. Doctoral students include Dmitry Kaledin^[24], a mathematician^[30], b. 1969^[31], of Soviet Union^[32], specialised in complex geometry^[33]; Alexander Polishchuk^[25], a researcher^[34]; Michael Finkelberg^[26], a mathematician^[35], b. 1967^[36], of Soviet Union^[37], specialised in algebraic geometry^[38]; Du Nguyen^[27]; Karl E. Rumelhart^[39]; and Vadim Aleksandrovich Vologodsky^[40].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David Kazhdan is Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomial^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[13], a science award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1981^[43]; Israel Prize^[14], an award^[44], in Israel^[45], founded in 1953^[46]; The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture^[15], a science award^[47], in Israel^[48], founded in 2002^[49]; and Rothschild Prize^[16], a science award^[50], in Israel^[51], founded in 1959^[52].

Why It Matters

David Kazhdan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include Vladimir Voevodsky^[55], a mathematician^[56], 1966–2017^[57], of Soviet Union^[58], awarded the Fields medal^[59], specialised in algebraic geometry^[60] and Misha Verbitsky^[61], a mathematician^[62], b. 1969^[63], of Soviet Union^[64], specialised in differential geometry^[65].

FAQs

Where was David Kazhdan born?

David Kazhdan was born in Moscow^[2].

Who were David Kazhdan's parents?

David Kazhdan's father was Alexander Kazhdan^[6].

What did David Kazhdan do for work?

David Kazhdan worked as mathematician^[4].

What awards did David Kazhdan receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[13], Israel Prize^[14], The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture^[15], and Rothschild Prize^[16].