Henri Cohen (born 8 June 1947) is a number theorist, and a professor at the

University of Bordeaux The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bordeaux, Dax, Gradignan, Périgueux, Pessac, and Ta ...

. He is best known for leading the team that created the

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computer algebra system. He introduced the Rankin–Cohen bracket and has written several

textbooks A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textbook ...

computational Computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that follows a well-defined model (e.g., an algorithm). Mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as ''computers''. An espe ...

and

algebraic number theory Algebraic number theory is a branch of number theory that uses the techniques of abstract algebra to study the integers, rational numbers, and their generalizations. Number-theoretic questions are expressed in terms of properties of algebraic ob ...

Selected publications

* ; 2nd correct. print 1995
1st printing 1993
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* Number theorists École Normale Supérieure alumni 20th-century French mathematicians 21st-century French mathematicians 1947 births Living people University of Bordeaux faculty {{France-mathematician-stub