Academia
Meta user
Network profile
13,452
reputation
38
65

Oswald Veblen

Oswald Veblen (June 24, 1880 – August 10, 1960) 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 and introduced the Veblen hierarchy of ordinals in 1908.

He is my academic great-great-great-great-grandfather. I am a tenured mathematics professor.

121
answers
1
question
~519k
people reached

Communities (3)

Top network posts

We respect a laser-like focus on one topic.

Top tags (110)

Score 249
Posts 28
Posts % 23
Score 221
Posts 21
Score 176
Posts 8
Score 168
Posts 15
Score 158
Posts 9
Score 111
Posts 11
View all tags →

Top posts (122) All Questions Answers | Votes Newest

69 Why are [some] professors ambiguous about material that is actually tested on exams? Dec 14 '14
59 I solved their problem. Should I involve them? Dec 6 '15
38 When during the application process should a candidate mention that their spouse is also looking for a job Nov 27 '14
37 Why do editors sometimes accept a paper even if a reviewer recommends rejection? Nov 28 '14
35 How to handle possibly subtly flirtatious emails from students? Dec 13 '14
34 A theorem exists in a book but not in a journal - is this considered as a publication? Nov 20 '14
31 Is it rude to write in a journal paper “the proof is left as an exercise to the reader”? Dec 31 '14
30 Charisma vs. credentials in academic hiring Oct 16 '14
28 Advisor likes MS Word, I like LaTeX Jan 28 '16
27 What should I ask deans during my interview? Nov 21 '14
View all questions and answers →

Badges (103)

Gold

—

Silver

38

Rarest

Bronze

65

Rarest

View all badges →