Maurice Audin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Audin

French mathematician and political activist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Béja, Kassrine, Tunisia

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1957

Profession: mathematician, political activist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Maurice Audin (14 February 1932 – after 11 June 1957) was a French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who died under torture by the French state during the Battle of Algiers.In the centre of Algiers, beside the university, the intersection of streets bearing the names of several other heroes of the Algerian Revolution is called the Place Maurice-Audin.