MATHEMATICIAN

Jesse Douglas

1897 - 1965

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse Douglas is the 295th most popular mathematician (down from 265th in 2019), the 2,350th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,098th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Jesse Douglas ranks 295 out of 1,004. Before him are Atle Selberg, John G. Thompson, Edmund Landau, Hugo Steinhaus, Pierre Deligne, and Adolf Hurwitz. After him are Shing-Tung Yau, Abraham Zacuto, Oronce Finé, Simon Newcomb, Lorenzo Mascheroni, and Yakov Sinai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jesse Douglas ranks 96. Before him are Einar Gerhardsen, Richard Russell Jr., Shoghi Effendi, Johann Rattenhuber, Chen Cheng, and Husni al-Za'im. After him are Manuel Ávila Camacho, Maria Valtorta, Fredric March, Elijah Muhammad, Kurt Gerron, and Josep Pla. Among people deceased in 1965, Jesse Douglas ranks 52. Before him are Mehdi Ben Barka, Lauri Törni, Chen Cheng, Carl Værnet, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, and Hayato Ikeda. After him are Joseph Erlanger, Georges Gurvitch, Angelica Balabanoff, Sydney Chaplin, Otozō Yamada, and Taimur bin Feisal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jesse Douglas ranks 2,350 out of 20,380. Before him are Ricky Nelson (1940), Eazy-E (1964), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Ronald Lauder (1944), and Count Basie (1904). After him are Clement Greenberg (1909), Ken Wilber (1949), Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), Tony Levin (1946), and Jorge Garcia (1973).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Jesse Douglas ranks 17. Before him are Edward Norton Lorenz (1917), Alonzo Church (1903), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Lloyd Shapley (1923), and John G. Thompson (1932). After him are Robert Axelrod (1943), Stephen Smale (1930), Edward Kasner (1878), Martin Davis (1928), John Milnor (1931), and Raymond Smullyan (1919).

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