Phys.org: Math man Atle Selberg dead at 90
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Atle Selberg
Atle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1950 and an honorary Abel Prize in 2002.
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science · Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007) · mathematician · university teacher · also Atle Selberg, Selberg
Born 14 June 1917 · Died 6 August 2007 · Q211041
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2007· 4 entries
The Monterey County Herald: Atle Selberg, math giant, dies at 90
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Chicago Tribune: Atle Selberg: 1917 – 2007
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Died 2007-08-06.
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2003· 1 entry
Atle Selberg married Betty Frances "Mickey" Compton (born in 1929)
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2002· 2 entries
Won Gunnerus Medal (2002).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav (1987).
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Career landmark: professor emeritus (1987–2007).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1986).
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1973· 1 entry
Published “Tearing mode in the cylindrical tokamak” in The Physics of Fluids — cited 543 times.
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1972· 1 entry
Was awarded an honorary degree, doctor philos
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1950· 1 entry
Won Fields medal (1950).
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1948· 1 entry
Selberg submitted two papers in Annals of Mathematics in which he proved by elementary means the theorems for primes in arithmetic progression and the density of primes
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1943· 1 entry
Studied at University of Oslo (1935–1943).
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1917· 1 entry
Born 1917-06-14.
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