In a recent interview, just published in the _Notices of the AMS_ [vol 46,
no 7, August 1999], Henri Cartan (95 years old!) comments on his earliest
memories of mathematical interest, his math discussions with his father,
WWII (memorials, and reminiscences), the beginnings of Bourbaki, Sammy and
_Homological Algebra_, his teaching at the E/cole Normale, the Se/minaire
Cartan, and among other issues his activity in politics and human rights,
recalling, in passing, the world-known case of the Uruguayan mathematician
Jose/ Luis Massera.
It is possible to read the whole article online (and it should appear on-
screen basically as in the printed version) iff your browser is able with
PDF (Portable Document Format) and Postscript files. The URL is:
http://www.ams.org/notices/199907/199907-toc.html
Warmest regards from freezing Montevideo,
Julio Gonzalez Cabillon