Maurice Audin
French mathematician and political activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maurice Audin (14 February 1932 – c. 21 June 1957) was a renowned French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who died under torture by the French state during the Battle of Algiers.[1]
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Maurice Audin | |
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Born | (1932-02-14)14 February 1932 |
Died | c. 21 June 1957(1957-06-21) (aged 25) |
Citizenship | French |
Alma mater | University of Algiers |
Children | Michèle Audin |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | On linear equations in a vector space (1957) |
Doctoral advisor | René de Possel |
In the centre of Algiers, beside the university, the intersection of streets bearing the names of several other heroes of the Algerian Revolution is called the Place Maurice-Audin.[2] He is also memorialized by the Maurice Audin Prize, sponsored by the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles, the Société Mathématique de France, and others, and granted biennially to an Algerian mathematician working in Algeria and a French mathematician working in France.[3]