David Kazhdan
David Kazhdan | |
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דוד קשדן | |
| Born | 20 June 1946 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomial Kazhdan–Margulis theorem Kazhdan's property (T) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexandre Kirillov |
| Doctoral students | Misha Verbitsky Vladimir Voevodsky |
David Kazhdan (Hebrew: דוד קשדן), born Dmitry Aleksandrovich Kazhdan (Russian: Дми́трий Александро́вич Кажда́н), is a Soviet and Israeli mathematician known for work in representation theory. Kazhdan is a 1990 MacArthur Fellow.