Biography of Samuel Eilenberg

Samuel Eilenberg (* 30. September 1913 in Warsaw; † 30. January 1998 in New York City) was a polnischer Mathematiker, gilt als Begründer der Kategorientheorie. He was 84 years old. He studied at University of Warsaw. He worked at University of Michigan, Columbia University, Princeton University and Indiana University. He received 4 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Wolf Prize in Mathematics.