Jean Bénabou

Jean Bénabou (1932 – 11 February 2022) was a French mathematician, known for his contributions to category theory. He directed the Research Seminar in Category Theory at the Institut Henri Poincaré and Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu from 1969 to 2001.

Jean Bénabou
Jean Bénabou in Paris, in 2015.
Born1932 (1932)
Died11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 89–90)
France
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Paris
RelativesMarcel Bénabou (cousin)
Scientific career
ThesisStructures algebriques dans les categories (1966)
Doctoral advisorCharles Ehresmann
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