André Haefliger
Swiss mathematician (1929–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Haefliger" redirects here. For other uses, see Haefliger (disambiguation).
André Haefliger (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈandreː ˈhɛːflɪɡər]; 22 May 1929 – 7 March 2023) was a Swiss mathematician who worked primarily on topology.
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André Haefliger | |
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Born | (1929-05-22)22 May 1929 Nyon, Switzerland |
Died | 7 March 2023(2023-03-07) (aged 93) |
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Lausanne University of Paris |
Known for | Haefliger structure |
Awards | Leroy P. Steele Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Geneva |
Thesis | Structures feuilletées et cohomologie à valeurs dans un faisceau de groupoides (1958) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Ehresmann |
Doctoral students | Augustin Banyaga Vaughan Jones |
Website | https://www.unige.ch/math/folks/haefliger/ |
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