Classification of Compact Two-Manifolds/Historical Note

Historical Note on Classification of Compact Two-Manifolds

The classification of compact $2$-manifolds was solved in $1907$ by Max Wilhelm Dehn and Poul Heegaard.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): manifold
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): manifold
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