Born | August 4, 1909, Taftville, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | April 14, 2005, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Nationality | United States |
Fields | Mathematics, (Mathematical logic, Algebraic number theory, Algebraic topology) |
Institutions | Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Columbia University |
Alma mater | Yale University, University of Chicago, University of Göttingen |
Doctoral students | Steve Awodey, David Eisenbud, William Howard, Irving Kaplansky, Roger Lyndon, Michael D. Morley, Anil Nerode, Robert Solovay, John G. Thompson |
Known for | Category theory, Mac Lane set theory |
Notable awards | Chauvenet Prize (1941), Leroy P. Steele Prize (1986), National Medal of Science (1989) |
About Saunders Mac Lane
Mathematician Saunders Mac Lane was born on August 4, 1909 in Connecticut, United States (He dies at the age of 95, on April 14, 2005).
Mathematician who was awarded the National Medal of Science for developing category theory, which turned previously abstract concepts into practical equations. His textbook Categories for the Working Mathematician, published in 1971, is still considered a classic in the field of category theory.
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Saunders Mac Lane before becoming famous
Saunders Mac Lane was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1909 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).
After graduating from Yale, he worked in academia in Germany for a while before returning to the United States in 1933, just as the Nazis rose to power.
Achievement of Saunders Mac Lane
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1949 and awarded the National Medal of Science in 1989 for his writings, which were largely regarded as among the most significant in twentieth-century mathematics.
Saunders Mac Lane's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
His father and grandparents were also ministers in Taftville, Connecticut, where he grew up.
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Another well-known American mathematician, Mathematician Benjamin Peirce, helped impact American science for generations after him.
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