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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Saunders MacLane

Title:

Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus

Affiliation:

University of Chicago

Chicago,Illinois 60637 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2005

Award Discipline:

Mathematics and Computer Science

Award Year:

1989

Citation:

"For revolutionizing the language and content of modern mathematics by his collaboration in the creation and development of the fields of homological algebra and category theory, for outstanding contributions to mathematics education, and for incisive leadership of the mathematical and scientific communities."

Presented by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.

 

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