Oswald Veblen
American mathematician
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Oswald Veblen was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity. Wikipedia
Born: June 24, 1880, Decorah, IA
Died: August 10, 1960 (age 80 years), Brooklin, ME
Notable students: Alonzo Church, J. H. C. Whitehead, James Waddell Alexander II, and more
Academic advisor: Eliakim Hastings Moore
Education: The University of Chicago (1900–1903), Harvard University (1899–1900), and The University of Iowa (1894–1898)
Parents: Andrew Anderson Veblen
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