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Biography of Henri Cartan
8. Jul 1904 – 13. Aug 2008(104 years)Died in:13th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
French mathematician
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Henri Cartan (* 8. July 1904 in Nancy; † 13. August 2008 in 13th arrondissement of Paris) was a french mathematician. He was 104 years old. His education included École Normale Supérieure and Lycée Hoche. He received 8 awards, including CNRS Gold medal, Émile Picard Medal.
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16 Events1904
Born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle
1923
École Normale Supérieure
until 1928
1929
University of Lille
until 1931
1931
University of Strasbourg
until 1940
1932
Cours Peccot
1940
University of Paris
until 1945
1945
University of Strasbourg
until 1947
1947
University of Paris
until 1975
1959
Émile Picard Medal
1971
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1976
CNRS Gold medal
1980
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1984
honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza
1989
Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award
1996
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
2008