Samuel Eilenberg
Polish mathematician (1913-1998) · Poland · On the map · Academics · Died at 84
Samuel Eilenberg was a Polish-American mathematician who co-founded category theory and homological algebra.
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1998Died30 January 19981989Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAward1987Leroy P. Steele PrizeAward1986Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1950Guggenheim FellowshipAward1913Born30 September 1913
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Poland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1998 · aged 84
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