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| fields = [[Mathematics]] |
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| workplaces = [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo]] |
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'''Stephen H. Schanuel''' (14 July 1933 – 21 July 2014) was an |
'''Stephen H. Schanuel''' (14 July 1933 – 21 July 2014) was an American [[mathematician]] working in the fields of [[abstract algebra]] and [[category theory]], [[number theory]], and [[measure theory]].<ref name=PAW>{{cite news|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2015/04/22/sections/memorials/8679/index.xml|title=Recent alumni deaths|date=April 22, 2015|publisher=[[Princeton Alumni Weekly]]|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="UB"/> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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==Work== |
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Shortly thereafter he stated |
Shortly thereafter he stated [[Schanuel's conjecture|a conjecture]] in the field of [[transcendental number theory]], which remains an important open problem to this day.<ref name="UB"/> Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo]].<ref name=PAW/> |
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==Books== |
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* {{cite book |first1=F. William |last1=Lawvere |author1-link=William Lawvere |first2=Stephen Hoel |last2=Schanuel |author2-link=Stephen Schanuel |title = Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories |url = https://archive.org/details/conceptualmathem00lawv |url-access=registration |year=2009 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn = 978-0-521-89485-2 |edition=2nd |orig-year=1997 }} |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 18 July 2024
Stephen Schanuel | |
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| Born | 14 July 1933 |
| Died | 21 July 2014 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | Schanuel's conjecture Schanuel's lemma |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University at Buffalo |
| Doctoral advisor | Serge Lang |
| Doctoral students | W. Dale Brownawell |
Stephen H. Schanuel (14 July 1933 – 21 July 2014) was an American mathematician working in the fields of abstract algebra and category theory, number theory, and measure theory.[1][2]
Life
[edit]While he was a graduate student at University of Chicago, he discovered Schanuel's lemma, an essential lemma in homological algebra.[2] Schanuel received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University in 1963, under the supervision of Serge Lang.[2]
Work
[edit]Shortly thereafter he stated a conjecture in the field of transcendental number theory, which remains an important open problem to this day.[2] Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at University at Buffalo.[1]
Books
[edit]- Lawvere, F. William; Schanuel, Stephen Hoel (2009) [1997]. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89485-2.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Recent alumni deaths". Princeton Alumni Weekly. April 22, 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Steve Schanuel has passed away". University at Buffalo, Mathematics Department. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
