FOM: Reply to Professor Segal

[Colin McLarty]

Mathias writes:

        Speaking of members of Bourbaki

>Cartier agrees with Armand Borel, and goes on to list subsequent 
>generations as follows: 
>
>second:  Schwartz, Serre, Samuel, Koszul, Dixmier, Godement, Eilenberg. 
>
>third: Borel, Grothendieck, Bruhat, Cartier, Lang, Tate.


        I don't believe Grothendieck was ever a member. He attended some
meetings. I have heard he declined to join as he found Bourbaki "too
conservative". Does anyone know any documentation besides Cartier's
remark?

Colin McLarty