# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-cohn
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:37:19.563Z

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name: "Paul Cohn"
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description: "Paul Moritz Cohn FRS was Astor Professor of Mathematics at University College London, 1986–1989, and author of many textbooks on algebra. His work was mostly in the area of algebra, especially non-commutative rings."
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birthDate: "1924-01-08"
deathDate: "2006-04-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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