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Saunders Mac Lane

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American mathematician (1909-2005)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1909 to 2005 · aged 95
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Saunders Mac Lane, born Leslie Saunders MacLane, was an American mathematician who co-founded category theory with Samuel Eilenberg.

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MacLane and Samuel Eilenberg at a conference in July 1992MacLane and Samuel Eilenberg at a conference in July 1992

Awards 6

1989National Medal of Science
1986Leroy P. Steele Prize
1979William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
1947Guggenheim Fellowship
1941Chauvenet Prize
1933Humboldt Research Fellowship

Connected to Saunders 6

James A. Van AllenAlso won William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementJames H. WilkinsonAlso won Chauvenet PrizeFritz Albert LipmannAlso won Humboldt Research FellowshipSolomon LefschetzAlso won Leroy P. Steele PrizeCarl DjerassiAlso won William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementElias M. SteinAlso won Leroy P. Steele Prize

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 2005 · aged 95
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25 languages

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