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Jesse Douglas | |
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 Douglas in c. 1932 | |
| Born | July 3, 1897 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1965 (aged 68) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Solution to Plateau's problem |
| Spouse |
Jessie Nayler (m. 1940–1955) |
| Children | Lewis Philip Douglas |
| Awards | Fields Medal (1936) Bôcher Memorial Prize (1943) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Calculus of variations Differential geometry |
| Institutions | City College of New York MIT |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward 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.