Egbert van Kampen | |
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Born | Egbert Rudolf van Kampen 28 May 1908 |
Died | 11 February 1942 | (aged 33)
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Known for | Seifert–Van Kampen theorem Van Kampen diagram |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Topology |
Thesis | Die kombinatorische Topologie und die Dualitätssätze (1929) |
Doctoral advisor | Willem van der Woude |
Egbert Rudolf van Kampen (28 May 1908 – 11 February 1942) was a Dutch mathematician. He made important contributions to topology, especially to the study of fundamental groups.