Beno Eckmann | |
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![]() Beno Eckmann (1988) | |
Born | |
Died | 25 November 2008 Zürich, Switzerland | (aged 91)
Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
Known for | Calabi–Eckmann manifolds Eckmann–Hilton duality Eckmann–Hilton argument Eckmann–Shapiro lemma Injective hull |
Awards | Albert Einstein Medal (2008) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | ETH Zurich |
Doctoral advisor | Heinz Hopf |
Doctoral students | Alfred Aeppli Erwin Bolthausen Alfred Frölicher Hans Grauert Peter J. Huber Michel Kervaire Ernst Specker Urs Stammbach |
Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008[1]) was a Swiss mathematician who made contributions to algebraic topology, homological algebra, group theory, and differential geometry.