Jesse Douglas: Quick Facts


Facts

Born July 3, 1897 • New York City • New York
Died October 7, 1965 (aged 68) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Fields Medal (1936)
Subjects Of Study Plateau problem • group theory

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John Griggs Thompson
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John Willard Milnor, 2011.
John Willard Milnor
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Michael Freedman
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Évariste Galois, detail of an engraving, 1848, after a drawing by Alfred Galois.
Évariste Galois
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Sophus Lie, detail of an engraving c. 1885.
Sophus Lie
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Jacques Tits
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Alain Connes
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