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Atle Selberg

1917 - 2007

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Atle Selberg (14 June 1917 – 6 August 2007) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Atle Selberg has received more than 165,201 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Atle Selberg is the 285th most popular mathematician (down from 238th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Norway (down from 90th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Atle Selberg ranks 285 out of 823. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton, Guillaume Postel, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Vergilius of Salzburg, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and John Graunt. After him are Guo Shoujing, Peter Barlow, Yi Xing, William Jones, Hans Hahn, and Jacopo Riccati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Atle Selberg ranks 109. Before him are Brad Dexter, Alexander Schmorell, Kunitaka Sueoka, Jânio Quadros, Roque Máspoli, and Henri Salvador. After him are Phaedon Gizikis, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Luis Carniglia, Džemal Bijedić, Charlotte Salomon, and Paul Frère. Among people deceased in 2007, Atle Selberg ranks 97. Before him are Guy de Rothschild, E. Howard Hunt, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, David Lane, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark. After him are Luigi Comencini, Karel Svoboda, Ralph Asher Alpher, Pierre Messmer, Julien Gracq, and Paul Cohen.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Atle Selberg ranks 96 out of 927. Before him are Haakon II of Norway (1147), Max Manus (1914), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Eystein I of Norway (1088), and Inge II of Norway (1185). After him are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Jonas Lie (1833), Christian Sinding (1856), and Carsten Borchgrevink (1864).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway

Among mathematicians born in Norway, Atle Selberg ranks 3. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel (1802) and Sophus Lie (1842). After him are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Axel Thue (1863), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Carl Størmer (1874), and Øystein Ore (1899).

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