Henri Cartan
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Henri Cartan was a prominent French mathematician known for his foundational contributions to algebraic topology, homological algebra, and the theory of analytic functions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henri Cartan canonical | 9 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur
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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Ordre national du Mérite ⓘ
surface form:
National Order of Merit (France)
Stefan Banach Medal ⓘ Wolf Prize in Mathematics ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1904-07-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nancy, France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2008-08-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| doctoralAdvisor | Élie Cartan ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École Normale (Paris)
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École Normale Supérieure
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| employer |
Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
University of Strasbourg ⓘ École Normale (Paris) ⓘ
surface form:
École Normale Supérieure
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| familyName | Cartan ⓘ |
| father | Élie Cartan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic topology
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complex analysis ⓘ homological algebra ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theory of analytic functions ⓘ |
| givenName | Henri ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of sheaf cohomology methods
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foundational contributions to algebraic topology ⓘ foundational contributions to homological algebra ⓘ foundational contributions to the theory of analytic functions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Paris
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Paris, France
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| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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Bourbaki school of mathematics ⓘ
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Bourbaki
Académie des Sciences ⓘ
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French Academy of Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities ⓘ Nicolas Bourbaki ⓘ Polish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | modern abstract mathematics ⓘ |
| name | Henri Cartan self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Arnaud Denjoy
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Adrien Douady
Jean-Pierre Serre ⓘ Max Karoubi ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cartan seminar
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work on cohomology in algebraic topology ⓘ work on sheaf theory ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hélène Cartan
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Jean Cartan ⓘ Élie Cartan ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Cartan
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