Claude Chevalley

Mathematician, Academic

1909 – 1984

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Who was Claude Chevalley?

Claude Chevalley was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory, and the theory of algebraic groups. He was a founding member of the Bourbaki group.

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Born
Feb 11, 1909
Johannesburg
Also known as
  • C. Chevalley
Nationality
  • France
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • École Normale Supérieure
  • PhD, University of Paris
    Mathematics
    ( - 1933)
  • Philipps University of Marburg
  • University of Hamburg
Lived in
  • Paris
    ( - 1984/06/28)
Died
Jun 28, 1984
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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