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Peter J. Freyd

Peter John Freyd (/fraɪd/; born February 5, 1936) is an American mathematician, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, known for work in category theory and for founding the False Memory Syndrome Foundation.

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Known for
Allegory Freyd cover Freyd's adjoint functor theorem Freyd–Mitchell theorem HOMFLY polynomial
Alma mater
Brown University (BA) Princeton University (PhD)
Born
February 5, 1936 (1936-02-05) (age 90) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Doctoral advisors
Norman Steenrod David Buchsbaum
Doctoral students
Marta Bunge Murray Adelman Orville Kean Preston Kohn Douglas Howe David E. Joyce David N. Yetter Stacey Finkelstein
Fields
Category theory

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related to Publications · 40
Peter J. Freyd → Abelian Categories, Allegories, An Introduction, Andre Scedrov, Applications, Bayesian Vision, Bireflectivity, Categories, Comput, Electron, Freyd, Freyd Peter, Functors, Good, Harper, Is Gaussian Quadrature Really, ISBN, John, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green
related to External links · 4
Peter J. Freyd → Abelian, Freyd, Mathematics Genealogy ProjectPrintable, Peter
Alma mater · 1
Peter J. Freyd → Brown University (BA) Princeton University (PhD)
Born · 1
Peter J. Freyd → February 5, 1936 (1936-02-05) (age 90) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Doctoral advisors · 1
Peter J. Freyd → Norman Steenrod David Buchsbaum
Doctoral students · 1
Peter J. Freyd → Marta Bunge Murray Adelman Orville Kean Preston Kohn Douglas Howe David E. Joyce David N. Yetter Stacey Finkelstein
Fields · 1
Peter J. Freyd → Category theory
Known for · 1
Peter J. Freyd → Allegory Freyd cover Freyd's adjoint functor theorem Freyd–Mitchell theorem HOMFLY polynomial
Workplaces · 1
Peter J. Freyd → University of Pennsylvania

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Peter J. FreydAlma materBrown University (BA) Princeton University (PhD)1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydBornFebruary 5, 1936 (1936-02-05) (age 90) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydDoctoral advisorsNorman Steenrod David Buchsbaum1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydDoctoral studentsMarta Bunge Murray Adelman Orville Kean Preston Kohn Douglas Howe David E. Joyce David N. Yetter Stacey Finkelstein1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydFieldsCategory theory1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydKnown forAllegory Freyd cover Freyd's adjoint functor theorem Freyd–Mitchell theorem HOMFLY polynomial1.00infobox
Peter J. FreydWorkplacesUniversity of Pennsylvania1.00infobox
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Peter J. Freydrelated to External linksMathematics Genealogy ProjectPrintable0.60section
Peter J. Freydrelated to External linksAbelian0.60section
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