Henri Paul Cartan

1904 - 2008

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Henri Cartan was one of the original Bourbakistes.
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List of References (9 books/articles)

Mathematicians born in the same country

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Additional Material in MacTutor

  1. Obituary: New York Times
  2. Obituary: The Guardian
  3. Obituary: The Times

Honours awarded to Henri Cartan
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Speaker at International Congress1950
BMC plenary speaker1955
Speaker at International Congress1958
LMS Honorary Member1959
Fellow of the Royal Society1971
Wolf Prize1980
DVR Honorary Member1994

Other Web sites
  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. Obituary: Le Monde
  1. AMS (Interview on his 95th birthday) [registration required]
  2. Mathematical Genealogy Project
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