Joseph Lipman (born June 15, 1938) is a Canadian-American mathematician, working in

algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometry, geometrical problems. Classically, it studies zero of a function, zeros of multivariate polynomials; th ...

. Lipman graduated from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

with a bachelor's degree in 1960 and then went to

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, receiving his master's degree in 1961. He then earned a Ph.D. there in 1965 under the supervision of

Oscar Zariski Oscar Zariski (April 24, 1899 – July 4, 1986) was an American mathematician. The Russian-born scientist was one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century. Education Zariski was born Oscher (also transliterated as Ascher o ...

. In 1965 he was an assistant professor at Queen's University in Kingston and in 1966 was an assistant professor at the

Purdue University Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded ...

, where he became professor in 1971. From 1987 to 1992, there, he was head of the mathematics department. He was a member of the MSRI and visiting scholar at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

and the

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and a visiting professor at the

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

and Harvard University. He specializes in

singularity theory In mathematics, singularity theory studies spaces that are almost manifolds, but not quite. A string can serve as an example of a one-dimensional manifold, if one neglects its thickness. A singularity can be made by balling it up, dropping it ...

in algebraic geometry. In 1958, while studying at the University of Toronto, he became a Putnam Fellow both in the spring and fall

William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to Putnam Competition, is an annual list of mathematics competitions, mathematics competition for undergraduate college students enrolled at institutions of higher learning in th ...

s. In 1982 he received the

Jeffery–Williams Prize The Jeffery–Williams Prize is a mathematics award presented annually by the Canadian Mathematical Society. The award is presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The first award was present ...

. He is a fellow 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, ...

.List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
retrieved 2013-11-24.

Writings

* Collected Papers of Joseph Lipman. Queen's Papers in Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 117, Queen's University Press, Kingston, Ontario, 2000. * Editor with Herwig Hauser,

Frans Oort Frans Oort (born 17 July 1935) is a Dutch mathematician who specializes in algebraic geometry. Career Oort studied from 1952 to 1958 at Leiden University, where he graduated with a thesis on elliptic curves. He received his doctorate in 1961 in ...

, Adolfo Quirós: Resolution of singularities. A research textbook in tribute to Oscar Zariski. Birkhäuser, Basel 2000, . (Progress in Mathematics. volume 181.) * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipman, Joseph 1938 births Living people Canadian mathematicians Columbia University faculty Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Harvard University alumni Scientists from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Putnam Fellows Algebraic geometers