Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (27 February 1881 – 2 December 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis. He is known as the founder of modern topology, particularly for establishing his fixed-point theorem and the topological invariance of dimension.
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27 February 1881 Overschie
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2 December 1966 (aged 85) Blaricum, Netherlands
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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