Stephen Schanuel | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 July 2014 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Known for |
Schanuel's conjecture Schanuel's lemma |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University at Buffalo |
Doctoral advisor | Serge Lang |
Doctoral students | W. Dale Brownawell |
Stephen H. Schanuel (14 July 1933 – 21 July 2014) was an American mathematician working in the fields of abstract algebra and category theory, number theory, and measure theory. [1] [2]
While he was a graduate student at University of Chicago, he discovered Schanuel's lemma, an essential lemma in homological algebra. [2] Schanuel received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University in 1963, under the supervision of Serge Lang. [2]
Shortly thereafter he stated a conjecture in the field of transcendental number theory, which remains an important open problem to this day. [2] Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at University at Buffalo. [1]
Stephen Schanuel | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | 21 July 2014 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Known for |
Schanuel's conjecture Schanuel's lemma |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University at Buffalo |
Doctoral advisor | Serge Lang |
Doctoral students | W. Dale Brownawell |
Stephen H. Schanuel (14 July 1933 – 21 July 2014) was an American mathematician working in the fields of abstract algebra and category theory, number theory, and measure theory. [1] [2]
While he was a graduate student at University of Chicago, he discovered Schanuel's lemma, an essential lemma in homological algebra. [2] Schanuel received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University in 1963, under the supervision of Serge Lang. [2]
Shortly thereafter he stated a conjecture in the field of transcendental number theory, which remains an important open problem to this day. [2] Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at University at Buffalo. [1]