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  1. Saunders Mac Lane (August 4, 1909 – April 14, 2005), born Leslie Saunders MacLane, was an American mathematician who co-founded category theory with Samuel Eilenberg.

  2. Apr 14, 2005 · 4 August 1909. Norwich, Connecticut, USA. Died. 14 April 2005. San Francisco, California, USA. Summary. Saunders Mac Lane was an American mathematician who worked in cohomology and category theory, but who is best known for the algebra book he wrote with Garrett Birkhoff. View six larger pictures. Biography.

  3. Apr 24, 2024 · Saunders Mac Lane (born August 4, 1909, Taftville, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 14, 2005, San Francisco, California) was an American mathematician who was a cocreator of category theory, an architect of homological algebra, and an advocate of categorical foundations for mathematics.

  4. Saunders Mac Lane. 1909–2005. 2. E. xcept for a few years in Boston around age seven, Saunders grew up in small towns, which it turned out he preferred. He started high school in Utica, New York, where his father fell ill (possibly due to the influenza epidemic of 1919) and died when Saunders was 14. The family then lived with Saunders ...

  5. Apr 23, 2005 · Dr. Mac Lane, 95, called one of the most influential 20th Century American mathematicians, died of constrictive heart disease Thursday, April 14, in a hospice near San Francisco. A formal man who wore a hat and tie even while relaxing at home, he made a lasting impact on his field during his career, which extended into his 90s.

  6. May 18, 2005 · 1 Citations. Metrics. Outstanding mathematician and mentor who invented category theory. Credit: UNIV. CHICAGO. Saunders Mac Lane, who died on 14 April, was one of the few mathematicians to...

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  8. Apr 14, 2005 · Saunders Mac Lane, born Leslie Saunders MacLane, was an American mathematician who co-founded category theory with Samuel Eilenberg.

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