Henri Cartan

Henri Cartan
Henri Cartan in 1968
Born
Henri Paul Cartan

(1904-07-08)8 July 1904
Died13 August 2008(2008-08-13) (aged 104)
Paris, France
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Known forCartan's theorems A and B
Cartan's lemma
Cartan–Eilenberg resolution
Projective module
Steenrod algebra
Weak dimension
FatherÉlie Cartan
RelativesAnna Cartan (aunt), Pierre Weiss (father-in-law)
AwardsPeccot Lectures (1932)

Émile Picard Medal (1959)
CNRS Gold Medal (1976)
Wolf Prize (1980)

Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris
ThesisSur les systèmes de fonctions holomorphes à variétés linéaires lacunaires et leurs applications (1928)
Doctoral advisorPaul Montel
Doctoral studentsJean-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.[1][2][3]

He was the son of the mathematician Élie Cartan, nephew of mathematician Anna Cartan, oldest brother of composer Jean Cartan [fr; de], physicist Louis Cartan [fr] and mathematician Hélène Cartan [fr], and the son-in-law of physicist Pierre Weiss.

  1. ^ Augereau, Jean-François (19 August 2008). "Henri Cartan, mathématicien" [Henri Cartan, mathematician]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Communiqué de presse pour le centenaire d'Henri Cartan (2004)" [Press communication for the centenary of Henri Cartan (2004)] (PDF). Academie des Sciences (in French). 8 June 2004.
  3. ^ Weil, Martin (31 August 2008). "Noted French mathematician and teacher". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 April 2022.