Pierre Gabriel
Pierre Gabriel | |
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| Born | 1 August 1933 |
| Died | 24 November 2015 (aged 82) |
| Education | University of Paris |
| Known for | Gabriel's theorem Gabriel quotient Gabriel–Zisman localization Gabriel–Rosenberg reconstruction theorem Gabriel–Popescu embedding theorem |
| Awards | Prix Francoeur (1972) ICM Plenary Speaker (1986) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Workplaces | University of Zurich University of Bonn University of Strasbourg |
| Thesis | Des catégories abéliennes (1961) |
| Jean-Pierre Serre | |
Doctoral students | Bernhard Keller Christine Riedtmann |
Pierre Gabriel (1 August 1933 – 24 November 2015), also known as Peter Gabriel, was a French mathematician who worked as a professor at the University of Strasbourg (1962–1970), University of Bonn (1970–1974) and University of Zürich (1974–1998). He was an algebraist with fundamental contributions to homological algebra, the theory of abelian categories, algebraic groups and the representation theory of algebras.