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Jesse Douglas
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Jesse Douglas was an American mathematician and university teacher specializing in mathematical analysis, mathematics, and differential geometry. Born in New York City in 1897, he was educated at Columbia University and the City College of New York. His doctoral advisor was Edward Kasner. Douglas held academic positions at Brooklyn College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia College, and Princeton University.
He is known for his work on Plateau's problem and the Petr–Douglas–Neumann theorem. Douglas received the Fields medal, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Bôcher Memorial Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He died in New York City in 1965.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1897-07-03 ) July 3, 1897, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- September 7, 1965 (1965-09-07) (aged 68), New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- City College of New York ( BA ) , Columbia University ( PhD )
- Known for
- Solution to Plateau's problem
- Spouse
- Jessie Nayler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 – 1955 )
- Children
- Lewis Philip Douglas
- Awards
- Fields Medal (1936) , Bôcher Memorial Prize (1943)
- Fields
- Calculus of variations , Differential geometry
- Institutions
- City College of New York
- Doctoral advisor
- Edward Kasner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jesse
- Family name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Employer
- City College of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Petr–Douglas–Neumann theorem
- Doctoral advisor
- Edward Kasner
- Field of work
- differential geometry
- Image
- Portrait of Jesse Douglas in c. 1932.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1897-07-03
- date of death
- 1965-10-07
- Erdős number
- 4
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Jesse Douglas
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Jesse Douglas (July 3, 1897 – September 7, 1965) was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.
Life and career
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