 Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (1903–1996) was a prominent Dutch mathematician known for his work in abstract algebra, particularly in the areas of algebraic notation, number theory, and combinatorics. He is perhaps best known for van der Waerden's theorem in combinatorics, which concerns the existence of certain arithmetic progressions in sets of natural numbers.