2.11 Introduction to the Famous Scientists
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Radó (Tibor, 1895.6.2–1965.12.12(29)) Hungarian mathematician. Born in
Budapest, died in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, America. Had studied civil engineering at the Budapest Polytechnic Institute between 1913 and 1915. Was captured
on the Russian Front in 1915, fled to return home in 1920, attended the Université
de Szeged, received a doctoral degree from the Franz Joseph University in 1922.
Taught at the Université de Szeged from 1922 to 1929, and worked at the Institute of
University of Budapest. Visited to the United States in 1929, successively lectured
at Harvard University and the Rice Institute, served as a professor of the Department of Mathematics at Ohio State University in 1930. Served as a researcher at
the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 1944 to 1945. Had served as the
American Journal of Mathematics editor and vice chairman of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Made some contributions on angle-preserving
mapping, function of real variable, calculus of variations, partial differential equation,
the measure theory and set theory, general topology and algebraic topology, surface
theory, logical recursive function and Turing program etc. many aspects. Research
the problem of space minimal surface, when a closed curve can be calculated its
length, proved the existence of solution with limit process. The works had On the
problem of Plateau (1933, 1951, 1971), Subharmonic Functions, (1937), Length and
Area (1948) etc.
Douglas (Jesse, 1897.7.3–1965.10.7) American mathematician. Born and died in
New York. Graduated from the City College of New York in 1916, obtained a
doctoral degree from Columbia University in 1920. Taught at the Columbia University between 1920 and 1926. did research work in Princeton, Harvard, Chicago, Paris
and Göttingen etc. places from 1926 to 1930. Taught at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1930, later to work at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Returned to CUNY-Brooklyn College and Columbia University to be a teacher in
1942, back to the City College of New York to teach in 1955. The main contributions were in differential geometry and calculus of variations, etc. Gave the complete
solution to Plateau’s problem and made more widespread, won the first Fields (John
Charles, 1863.5.14–1932.8.9) Prize in 1936, because of the outstanding contribution
of Plateau’s problem, won Bôcher (Maxime, 1867.8.28–1918.9.12) Memorial Prize
issued by the American Mathematical Society in 1943. Solved the inverse problem
of the variational problem in three-dimensional space in 1941. In terms of group
theory, solved an important problem of finite group in 1951, namely each element in
finite group generated by two elements can be expressed as the form of A
r B
s . The
work had Survey of the theory of integration (1947).
Osserman (Robert, 1926.12.19–2011.11.30) American mathematician. Born in New
York, died in Berkeley. Graduated from State University of New York in 1946,
received a master’s degree in 1948, obtained doctorate at Harvard University in 1955.
Taught at Columbia University from 1952 to 1953. Taught at Stanford University in
1955, served as an assistant professor and associate professor between 1957 and 1966,
served as a professor in 1966, served as the director of department of mathematics
between 1973 and 1979. The main research field was complex analysis, minimal
surface, Riemann surface and Riemannian geometry etc. aspects. The works had
193
Radó (Tibor, 1895.6.2–1965.12.12(29)) Hungarian mathematician. Born in
Budapest, died in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, America. Had studied civil engineering at the Budapest Polytechnic Institute between 1913 and 1915. Was captured
on the Russian Front in 1915, fled to return home in 1920, attended the Université
de Szeged, received a doctoral degree from the Franz Joseph University in 1922.
Taught at the Université de Szeged from 1922 to 1929, and worked at the Institute of
University of Budapest. Visited to the United States in 1929, successively lectured
at Harvard University and the Rice Institute, served as a professor of the Department of Mathematics at Ohio State University in 1930. Served as a researcher at
the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 1944 to 1945. Had served as the
American Journal of Mathematics editor and vice chairman of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Made some contributions on angle-preserving
mapping, function of real variable, calculus of variations, partial differential equation,
the measure theory and set theory, general topology and algebraic topology, surface
theory, logical recursive function and Turing program etc. many aspects. Research
the problem of space minimal surface, when a closed curve can be calculated its
length, proved the existence of solution with limit process. The works had On the
problem of Plateau (1933, 1951, 1971), Subharmonic Functions, (1937), Length and
Area (1948) etc.
Douglas (Jesse, 1897.7.3–1965.10.7) American mathematician. Born and died in
New York. Graduated from the City College of New York in 1916, obtained a
doctoral degree from Columbia University in 1920. Taught at the Columbia University between 1920 and 1926. did research work in Princeton, Harvard, Chicago, Paris
and Göttingen etc. places from 1926 to 1930. Taught at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1930, later to work at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Returned to CUNY-Brooklyn College and Columbia University to be a teacher in
1942, back to the City College of New York to teach in 1955. The main contributions were in differential geometry and calculus of variations, etc. Gave the complete
solution to Plateau’s problem and made more widespread, won the first Fields (John
Charles, 1863.5.14–1932.8.9) Prize in 1936, because of the outstanding contribution
of Plateau’s problem, won Bôcher (Maxime, 1867.8.28–1918.9.12) Memorial Prize
issued by the American Mathematical Society in 1943. Solved the inverse problem
of the variational problem in three-dimensional space in 1941. In terms of group
theory, solved an important problem of finite group in 1951, namely each element in
finite group generated by two elements can be expressed as the form of A
r B
s . The
work had Survey of the theory of integration (1947).
Osserman (Robert, 1926.12.19–2011.11.30) American mathematician. Born in New
York, died in Berkeley. Graduated from State University of New York in 1946,
received a master’s degree in 1948, obtained doctorate at Harvard University in 1955.
Taught at Columbia University from 1952 to 1953. Taught at Stanford University in
1955, served as an assistant professor and associate professor between 1957 and 1966,
served as a professor in 1966, served as the director of department of mathematics
between 1973 and 1979. The main research field was complex analysis, minimal
surface, Riemann surface and Riemannian geometry etc. aspects. The works had