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Robbert Dijkgraaf (Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf) was born on 24 January, 1960 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands. Discover Robbert Dijkgraaf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf |
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64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
24 January, 1960 |
| Birthday |
24 January |
| Birthplace |
Ridderkerk, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
Netherlands |
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Robbert Dijkgraaf Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Robbert Dijkgraaf's Wife?
His wife is Pia de Jong
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Pia de Jong |
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Charlotte Dijkgraaf |
Robbert Dijkgraaf Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Robbert Dijkgraaf worth at the age of 64 years old? Robbert Dijkgraaf’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Netherlands. We have estimated
Robbert Dijkgraaf's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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He received honorary doctorates form the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Leiden University in 2019. In 2019, Dijkgraaf was awarded the inaugural Iris Medal for Excellent Science Communication, presented at the Evening of Science & Society in the Ridderzaal in The Hague, by Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, in the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander.
He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2013.
Starting 2012, Dijkgraaf became the director of the Institute for Advanced Study, an independent academic institution located in the town of Princeton, New Jersey. On that date, he stepped down from his position as president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
On 30 May 2012, he was elected an Honorary Member of both the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society and the Netherlands’ Physical Society. On 5 June 2012, Dijkgraaf was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In 2012, he became a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
From 2008 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected as one of the two co-chairs of the InterAcademy Council for the period 2009 to 2013.
In 2003, Dijkgraaf was awarded the Spinoza Prize. In doing so he became the first recipient of the award whose advisor also was a recipient ('t Hooft received the first Spinoza Prize in 1995). He used part of his Spinoza Prize grant to set up a website targeted at children and promoting science: Proefjes.nl.
Dijkgraaf is an elected Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2003 and of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
In 1998 Dijkgraaf was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin.
In 1992, he was appointed professor of mathematical physics at the University of Amsterdam, where he held the chair of mathematical physics until 2004, when he was appointed distinguished professor at the same university.
After obtaining his MSc degree, he continued working towards his PhD under supervision of Nobel laureate Gerard 't Hooft. He studied together with the twins Erik and Herman Verlinde. The original arrangement was that only one of the trio would work on string theory, but all three ended up writing their thesis on this subject. Dijkgraaf obtained his doctorate in 1989 cum laude. His thesis was titled A Geometrical Approach to Two Dimensional Conformal Field Theory.
He started his education in physics at Utrecht University in 1978. After completing his Bachelor's degree equivalent in 1982 he briefly turned away from physics to pursue painting at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. In 1984, he returned to Utrecht University, to start on his master's degree in theoretical physics.
Robertus Henricus "Robbert" Dijkgraaf FRSE (Dutch: [ roːˈbɛrtʏs ɦɛnˈrikʏs ˈrɔbərt ˈdɛikɣraːf ]; born 24 January 1960) is a theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and a tenured professor at the University of Amsterdam.
Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf was born on 24 January 1960 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands. Dijkgraaf attended the Erasmiaans Gymnasium in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
