Jesse Douglas

Jesse Douglas
Douglas in c. 1932
Born(1897-07-03)July 3, 1897
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 68)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materCity College of New York (BA)
Columbia University (PhD)
Known forSolution to Plateau's problem
Spouse
Jessie Nayler
(m. 1940⁠–⁠1955)
ChildrenLewis Philip Douglas
AwardsFields Medal (1936)
Bôcher Memorial Prize (1943)
Scientific career
FieldsCalculus of variations
Differential geometry
InstitutionsCity College of New York
Doctoral advisorEdward Kasner

Jesse Douglas (July 3, 1897 – September 7, 1965) was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.


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