Oswald Veblen
American mathematician (1880-1960) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 80
Oswald Veblen was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity.
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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.
