Denis A. Higgs | |
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| Born | 6 May 1932 England |
| Died | 25 February 2011 (aged 78) Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, University of the Witwatersrand, McMaster University[1] |
| Known for | Category theory Combinatorics Universal algebra |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand, University of Cambridge, University of Waterloo |
| Thesis | Matroids on Complete Boolean Algebras (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gert Sabidussi |
Denis A. Higgs (6 May 1932 – February 25, 2011) was a British mathematician, Doctor of Mathematics, and professor of mathematics who specialised in combinatorics, universal algebra, and category theory. He wrote one of the most influential papers in category theory entitled A category approach to boolean valued set theory, which introduced many students to topos theory.[2] He was a member of the National Committee of Liberation and was an outspoken critic against the apartheid in South Africa.