Spencer Bloch
Introduction '''Spencer Janney Bloch''' (born May 22, 1944; New York City) is an American mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry and algebraic ''K''-theory. Bloch is a R. M. Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Chicago. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Mathematical Society. At the International Congress of Mathematicians, he gave an invited lecture in 1978 and a plenary lecture in 1990.He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in  1981–82.He received a Humboldt Prize in 1996.He also received a 2021 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
See also *Bloch's formula*Bloch group*Bloch–Kato conjecture*Bloch's higher Chow group
References *James D. Lewis, and Rob de Jeu (Editors),   Motives and Algebraic Cycles: A Celebration in Honour of Spencer J. Bloch. Fields Institute Communications series, 2009,  American Mathematical Society.
External links * Spencer Bloch personal webpage, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago*