Peter J. Freyd | |
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 Freyd in 2008 | |
| Born | February 5, 1936 (age 88) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Known for | Freyd–Mitchell theorem, HOMFLY polynomial, Allegory (category theory) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Category theory |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Doctoral advisors | Norman Steenrod David Buchsbaum |
Peter John Freyd (/fraɪd/; born February 5, 1936) is an American mathematician, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, known for work in category theory and for founding the False Memory Syndrome Foundation.
- ^ American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale, 2005