About Henri Cohen
Born 1947. Henri Cohen is a French mathematician.
Henri Cohen (born 8 June 1947) is a number theorist, and an emeritus professor at the University of Bordeaux. He is best known for leading the team that created the PARI/GP computer algebra system. He also introduced the Rankin–Cohen bracket, co-proposed the Cohen-Lenstra heuristics and has written several textbooks in computational and algebraic number theory.
Selected publications 2nd correct. print 1995; 1st printing 1993
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French mathematician
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Henri Cohen was born on 8 June 1947.
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Henri Cohen is a mathematician.
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