Oswald Veblen
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- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1960
- Works
- 16
Top works
- The foundations of differential geometry
- Introduction to infinitesimal analysis
- Introduction to Infinitesimal Analysis: Functions of One Real Variable
- Projective geometry
- Analysis situs, (American mathematical society. Colloquium publications. vol. v, pt. II)
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores
· 2014 · cited 3,193x
- STUDIES ON THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCE INDUCING TRANSFORMATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL TYPES
· 1944 · cited 2,587x
- A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity
· 2017 · cited 2,543x
- The<i>Galaxy Evolution Explorer</i>: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission
· 2005 · cited 2,206x
- One-Year stable perovskite solar cells by 2D/3D interface engineering
· 2017 · cited 1,966x
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Quotes
- “In instituting the , the has recognized the dual character of mathematics. On the one hand, mathematics is one of the essential emanations of the human spirit,—a thing to be valued in and for itself, like art or poetry. made notable contributions to this side of mathematics in his work on and multiple algebras.On the other hand, mathematics is the handmaiden and the helper of the other sciences, both in their most abstract generalizations and in their most concrete applications in industry.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1880-06-24 ) June 24, 1880, Decorah, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- August 10, 1960 (1960-08-10) (aged 80), Brooklin, Maine , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Iowa , Harvard University , University of Chicago
- Known for
- Veblen function , Veblen hierarchy , Veblen ordinal , Veblen's theorem , Veblen–Young theorem , Veblen–Wedderburn systems , Fixed-point lemma for normal functions
- Institutions
- Princeton University , Institute for Advanced Study
- Thesis
- A System of Axioms for Geometry (1903)
- Doctoral advisor
- E. H. Moore
- Doctoral students
- J. W. Alexander , H. Roy Brahana , Alonzo Church , Philip Franklin , Wallace Givens , Harold Hotelling , Howard H. Mitchell , Robert Lee Moore , Tracy Thomas , J. H. C. Whitehead
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oswald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Decorah
- Place of death
- Brooklin
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Iowa
- Employer
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Science
- Doctoral advisor
- Eliakim Hastings Moore
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- OswaldVeblen1915.jpg
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- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1880-06-24
- date of death
- 1960-08-10
- Commons category
- Oswald Veblen
- relative
- Clinton Davisson
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- name in native language
- Oswald Veblen
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Encyclopedic overview
Oswald Veblen (June 24, 1880 – August 10, 1960) was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity. He proved the Jordan curve theorem in 1905; while this was long considered the first rigorous proof of the theorem, many now also consider Camille Jordan's original proof rigorous.
Early life
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