André Weil and Algebraic Topology

Armand Borel

Topology was one of several fields in which André Weil made fundamental contributions, later adapting some of his topological ideas for use in abstract algebraic geometry and several complex variables. His work in this area testifies to the breadth of his outlook.
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André Weil as I Knew Him

Goro Shimura

The author shares some memories from a more than forty-year period of his encounters with André Weil, of Weil's personality, and of Weil's opinions.
(pp. 428)
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André Weil: A Prologue

Anthony W. Knapp

André Weil (1906--1998)

Armand Borel, Pierre Cartier, Komaravolu Chandrasekharan, Shiing-shen Chern, and Shokichi Iyanaga