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Dr. Henry H. Crapo was a mathematician known for his work in matroid and lattice theory. Born August 12, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, Crapo obtained a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a professor at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Pure Mathematics from 1965-1977. He went on to work at the University of Montreal, Inria Racquencourt, and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.
A patron of the arts, Crapo donated a sizable volume of rare books and materials for the history of dance for Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo, as well as Porcellino, the bronze statue located outside of Waterloo's Modern Languages building which serves as the Arts mascot. Crapo also helped to organize the Vestris Prize choreography competition with Boston Ballet in 1967.
Crapo retired in the south of France where he died September 3, 2019.
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