Christopher Hacon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christopher Hacon

British mathematician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1970

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Christopher Derek Hacon (born 14 February 1970) is a mathematician with British, Italian and US nationalities.
He is currently distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Utah where he holds a Presidential Endowed Chair.
His research interests include algebraic geometry. Hacon was born in Manchester, but grew up in Italy where he studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore and received a degree in mathematics at the University of Pisa in 1992.
He received his doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998, under supervision of Robert Lazarsfeld.