List of Famous people with last name Veblen

Oswald Veblen

First Name Oswald

Last Name Veblen

Born on June 24, 1880

Died on August 10, 1960 (aged 80)

Born in United States of America, Iowa

Oswald Veblen was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity. He proved the Jordan curve theorem in 1905; while this was long considered the first rigorous proof of the theorem, many now also consider Camille Jordan's original proof rigorous.

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Thorstein Veblen

First Name Thorstein

Born on July 30, 1857

Died on August 3, 1929 (aged 72)

Born in United States of America, Wisconsin

Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, who during his lifetime emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.

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