nLab Horst Herrlich

Selected writings

Horst Herrlich (b. September 11, 1937; d. March 13, 2015) was a German mathematician, known primarily for work in general topology using methods of category theory. He is the author of a book on the axiom of choice.

Selected writings

On category theory with emphasis on concrete categories:

On category theoretic aspects of general topology:

  • Horst Herrlich, George Strecker, Categorical topology – Its origins as exemplified by the unfolding of the theory of topological reflections and coreflections before 1971 (pdf), pages 255-341 in: C. E. Aull, R Lowen (eds.), Handbook of the History of General Topology. Vol. 1 , Kluwer 1997 (doi:10.1007/978-94-017-0468-7)
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