Paul Moritz Cohn FRS was Astor Professor of Mathematics at University College London, 1986–1989, and author of many textbooks on algebra. His work was mostly in the area of algebra, especially non-commutative rings. Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1924, Hamburg, Germany
Died: April 20, 2006 (age 82 years), London, United Kingdom
Awards: Paul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award (1972), Berwick Prize (1974), and Fellow of the Royal Society (1980)