Jean Bénabou | |
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![]() Jean Bénabou in Paris, in 2015. | |
Born | 1932[1] |
Died | 11 February 2022 France | (aged 89–90)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Relatives | Marcel Bénabou (cousin) [2] |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Structures algebriques dans les categories (1966) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Ehresmann |
Jean Bénabou (1932 – 11 February 2022) [3] was a French mathematician, known for his contributions to category theory. He directed the Research Seminar in Category Theory at the Institut Henri Poincaré and Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu from 1969 to 2001. [1]