A great mathemacian passes away unnoticed and Steve Landsburg is outraged The Architect.
A description of some of his work here with the following comment of Hyman Bass:
"Mathematical talent tends to express itself either in problem solving or in theory building. It is with rare cases like Quillen that one has the satisfaction of seeing hard, concrete problems solved with general ideas of great force and scope and by the unification of methods from diverse fields of mathematics. Quillen has had a deep impact on the perceptions and the very thinking habits of a whole generation of young algebraists and topologists. One studies his work not only to be informed, but to be edified."
Algebraic Topology mailing list carries a message from his widow.
From Mathoverflow Which of Quillen’s Papers Should I read?
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