Herbert Federer (July 23, 1920 – April 21, 2010) was an American mathematician. He is one of the creators of geometric measure theory, at the meeting point of differential geometry and mathematical analysis.
Read more about Herbert Federer: Career, Normal and Integral Currents, Earlier Work, Geometric Measure Theory
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