Leopold Vietoris
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Dr. Leopold Vietoris (June 4, 1891 in Radkersburg - April 9, 2002 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian mathematician who gained additional fame by reaching an extremely old age (especially for a male).
He was known for his contributions to topology and other fields of mathematics, his interest in mathematical history and for being a keen alpinist. He attended the University of Vienna, where he earned his Ph.D in 1920.
Vietoris lends his name to a few mathematical concepts:
- Vietoris topology (see topological space)
- Vietoris homology (see homology theory)
- Mayer-Vietoris sequence
- Vietoris-Begle mapping theorem
Leopold Vietoris lived to be 110 years and 309 days old, and became the oldest known living Austrian man. In doing so, he became a rare example of a supercentenarian already known for some other achievement.
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- "Leopold Vietoris (1891-2002)", Notices of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 49, no. 10 (November 2002)
