Eric van Douwen
Encyclopedia
Eric Karel van Douwen was a Dutch
mathematician
specializing in set-theoretic topology
.
He received his Ph.D.
in 1975 from Vrije Universiteit
under the supervision of Maarten Maurice and Johannes Aarts, both of whom were in turn students of Johannes De Groot
.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
specializing in set-theoretic topology
Set-theoretic topology
In mathematics, set-theoretic topology is a subject that combines set theory and general topology. It focuses on topological questions that are independent of ZFC. A famous problem is the normal Moore space question, a question in general topology that was the subject of intense research. The...
.
He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in 1975 from Vrije Universiteit
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
under the supervision of Maarten Maurice and Johannes Aarts, both of whom were in turn students of Johannes De Groot
Johannes De Groot
Johannes de Groot was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World War II.-Biography:...
.
External links
- Eric van Douwen's papers Includes a short bio. From Scott Williams's pages at SUNY Buffalo