A mathematician and academic administrator from the United States, Robert Zimmer died on May 23, 2023. He held the positions of chair of the boards of Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and Marine Biological Laboratory from 2006 until 2021. He also served as the 13th president of the University of Chicago during that time. After then, he was the University of Chicago’s chancellor from July 2022 till the present. Ergodic theory, Lie groups, and differential geometry were some of Zimmer’s areas of expertise in mathematics.
From Stuyvesant High School in New York, Zimmer graduated in 1964. His B.A., summa cum laude, was earned in 1968 after matriculating to Brandeis University as an undergraduate. At Harvard University, he pursued graduate-level mathematics studies. George Mackey served as his advisor, and he earned his master’s and doctorate there in 1971 and 1975, respectively.
Robert Zimmer salary: How much does Robert Zimmer make?
According to a poll released on Sunday, the president of the institution of Chicago earned $3.4 million in 2011, making him the highest-paid private institution president in the nation for that year.
Robert Zimmer was one of 42 private college presidents who received more over $1 million in total salary, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual analysis, which uses information from federal tax records.