RIP: Henri Cartan, 1904-2008

RIP: Henri Cartan, 1904-2008

[Fred E.J. Linton]

An obituary notice for Henri Cartan just came my way.
It seemed appropriate to share portions of it here.

Sadly,

-- Fred

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Received: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:48:37 AM EDT
From: The Electronic IMU Newsletter <imu-net@mathunion.org>

... Henri Cartan (1904-2008)

The world has lost one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth
century. Henri Cartan, a legendary figure in mathematics, died in
Paris on 13 August, at the age of 104 years.

The son of the great mathematician Elie Cartan, his contributions to
mathematics were fundamental, from several complex variables to
algebraic topology and homological algebra. A member of the Bourbaki
group, his participation in the rejuvenation of the French
mathematical school was essential, in particular through his seminar
held at the École Normale Supérieure. His roles as teacher and mentor
were also exceptional, and were felt well beyond national boundaries.

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An interview of Henri Cartan conducted in March, 1999, and published
in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, may be found at
http://www.ams.org/notices/199907/fea-cartan.pdf

On-line obituaries may be found at
http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/34/henri-cartan-nachruf

Memorial Web sites for Henri Cartan
French Academie des Sciences:
http://www.academie-sciences.fr/membres/C/Cartan_Henri.htm
Société Mathématique de France:
http://smf.emath.fr/en/VieSociete/Rencontres/JourneeCartan/NoticeCartan.html

100th issue of the Gazette des Mathématiciens, the news publication of
Société Mathématique de France, carried some tributes to Cartan, two
of which are reproduced in September 2004 issue of the European
Mathematical Society Newsletter
http://www.emis.de/newsletter/archive_contents.html#nl_53

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