Jesse Douglas

Jesse Douglas
Douglas in c. 1932
Born	(1897-07-03)July 3, 1897 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 7, 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 68) New York City, New York, 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 (3 July 1897 – 7 September 1965) was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.