Beno Eckmann | |
|---|---|
 Beno Eckmann (1988) | |
| Born | 31 March 1917 |
| Died | 25 November 2008 (aged 91) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Calabi–Eckmann manifolds Eckmann–Hilton duality Eckmann–Hilton argument Eckmann–Shapiro lemma Injective hull |
| Awards | Albert Einstein Medal (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinz Hopf |
| Doctoral students | Alfred Aeppli Erwin Bolthausen Alfred Frölicher Hans Grauert Peter J. Huber Michel Kervaire Ernst Specker Urs Stammbach |
Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008[1]) was a Swiss mathematician who made contributions to algebraic topology, homological algebra, group theory, and differential geometry.