Armand Borel
Armand Borel (21 May 1923 – 11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States from 1957 to 1993. He worked in algebraic topology, in the theory of Lie groups, and was one of the creators of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups.
Armand Borel | |
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Armand Borel in Bonn, 1967. | |
| Born | 21 May 1923 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| Died | 11 August 2003 (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Awards | Leroy P. Steele Prize (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean Leray |
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