Spencer Janney Bloch (born May 22, 1944; New York City) is an American mathematician known for his contributions to

algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, classically studying zeros of multivariate polynomials. Modern algebraic geometry is based on the use of abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, for solving geometrical ...

and algebraic ''K''-theory. Bloch is a R. M. Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics of the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...

Scholars, visiting faculty, leaders represent Chicago as AAAS fellows
The University of Chicago Chronicle, April 30, 2009, Vol. 28 No. 15. Accessed January 12, 2010 and of the

American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...

. At the

International Congress of Mathematicians The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Fields Medals, the Nevanlinna Prize (to be rename ...

he gave an invited lecture in 1978 and a plenary lecture in 1990. He was a visiting scholar at the

Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholar ...

in 1981–82. He received a

Humboldt Prize The Humboldt Prize, the Humboldt-Forschungspreis in German, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany to internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of G ...

in 1996. He also received a 2021

Leroy P. Steele Prize The Leroy P. Steele Prizes are awarded every year by the American Mathematical Society, for distinguished research work and writing in the field of mathematics. Since 1993, there has been a formal division into three categories. The prizes have b ...

for Lifetime Achievement.American Mathematical Society Announcement, November 19, 2020
Accessed November 25, 2020.

References

*James D. Lewis, and Rob de Jeu (Editors),
Motives and Algebraic Cycles: A Celebration in Honour of Spencer J. Bloch.

Fields Institute The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, commonly known simply as the Fields Institute, is an international centre for scientific research in mathematical sciences. It is an independent non-profit with strong ties to 20 Ontari ...

Communications series, 2009,

External links

Spencer Bloch personal webpage
Department of Mathematics,

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloch, Spencer 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians Algebraic geometers Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows of the American Mathematical Society University of Chicago faculty Columbia University alumni Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars 1944 births Living people Harvard College alumni Mathematicians from New York (state) Scientists from New York City

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