Oswald Veblen was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity.
11 Facts About Oswald Veblen
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Oswald Veblen proved the Jordan curve theorem in 1905; while this was long considered the first rigorous proof of the theorem, many now consider Camille Jordan's original proof rigorous.
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Oswald Veblen's parents were Andrew Anderson Veblen, Professor of Physics at the University of Iowa, and Kirsti Veblen.
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Oswald Veblen did his undergraduate studies at the University of Iowa, where he received an AB in 1898, and Harvard University, where he was awarded a second BA in 1900.
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Oswald Veblen taught mathematics at Princeton University from 1905 to 1932.
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Oswald Veblen kept his professorship at the Institute until he was made emeritus in 1950.
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Oswald Veblen was a Plenary Speaker of the ICM in 1928 in Bologna and in 1936 in Oslo.
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Oswald Veblen introduced the Veblen functions of ordinals and used an extension of them to define the small and large Veblen ordinals.
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Oswald Veblen published a paper in 1912 on the four-color conjecture.
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The Oswald Veblen Research Instructorship is a three-year position offered by the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study.
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The Oswald Veblen instructors are Members of the Institute for Advanced Study and regular faculty members at Princeton University.