Jean Giraud (mathematician)

Jean Giraud
Born 1936
Died March 28, 2007(2007-03-28)
Nationality  French
Fields Mathematics
Alma mater University of Paris
Doctoral advisor Alexander Grothendieck

Jean Giraud (1936 – March 28, 2007)[1] was a French mathematician, a student of Alexander Grothendieck[2] and the author of the book "Cohomologie non abélienne" (Springer, 1971).

From 1993 to 1994, he was deputy director for research of École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, where he was made interim director in 1994 and director from 1995 to 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Un dernier hommage à Jean Giraud, Philippe Gillet, ENS Info 70, April 2007.
  2. ^ Jean Giraud at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.