Henri Cartan
Henri Cartan | |
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Henri Cartan in 1968 | |
| Born | Henri Paul Cartan 8 July 1904 Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
| Died | 13 August 2008 (aged 104) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Cartan's theorems A and B Cartan's lemma Cartan–Eilenberg resolution Projective module Steenrod algebra Weak dimension |
| Father | Élie Cartan |
| Relatives | Anna Cartan (aunt), Pierre Weiss (father-in-law) |
| Awards | Peccot Lectures (1932) Émile Picard Medal (1959) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Thesis | Sur les systèmes de fonctions holomorphes à variétés linéaires lacunaires et leurs applications (1928) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Montel |
| Doctoral students | Jean-Paul Benzécri Pierre Cartier Jean Cerf Jacques Deny Adrien Douady Pierre Dolbeault Roger Godement Max Karoubi Jean-Louis Koszul Jean-Pierre Ramis Jean-Pierre Serre René Thom |
Henri Paul Cartan (French: [kaʁtɑ̃]; 8 July 1904 – 13 August 2008) was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to algebraic topology.
He was the son of the mathematician Élie Cartan, nephew of mathematician Anna Cartan, oldest brother of composer Jean Cartan, physicist Louis Cartan and mathematician Hélène Cartan, and the son-in-law of physicist Pierre Weiss.