Paul Cohn

Paul Cohn
Paul Cohn
	Paul Cohn in 1989
Born	Paul Moritz Cohn; 8 January 1924; Hamburg, Germany
Died	20 April 2006 (aged 82); London, England
Education	University of Cambridge
Known for	Algebra, concentrating in non-commutative rings
Awards	Lester R. Ford Award (1972); Senior Berwick Prize (1974); Fellow of the Royal Society (1980);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Workplaces	University College London; Bedford College, London;
Doctoral advisor	Philip Hall

Paul Moritz Cohn FRS (8 January 1924 – 20 April 2006) was Astor Professor of Mathematics at University College London, 1986–1989, and author of many textbooks on algebra. His work was mostly in the area of algebra, especially non-commutative rings.