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Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow

1832 - 1918

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Peter Ludvig Meidell Sylow (IPA: [ˈsyːlɔv]) (12 December 1832 – 7 September 1918) was a Norwegian mathematician who proved foundational results in group theory. Sylow processed and further developed the innovative works of mathematicians Niels Henrik Abel and Évariste Galois in algebra. Sylow theorems and p-groups, known as Sylow subgroups, are fundamental in finite groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow has received more than 59,500 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow is the 299th most popular mathematician, the 107th most popular biography from Norway and the 4th most popular Norwegian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 299 out of 1,004. Before him are William George Horner, Yi Xing, Liu Xin, Vergilius of Salzburg, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and Kiyosi Itô. After him are Georg Alexander Pick, Giambattista Benedetti, Alan Baker, Jakow Trachtenberg, Vitello, and Eutocius of Ascalon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 31. Before him are Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Émile Gaboriau, Henry Steel Olcott, Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, Hudson Taylor, and William Le Baron Jenney. After him are Khurshidbanu Natavan, Ivan Zajc, Louis Paul Cailletet, Đura Jakšić, Rudolf Lipschitz, and Miguel Miramón. Among people deceased in 1918, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 68. Before him are Carl Schlechter, Fritz von Below, Michel Zevaco, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Moisei Uritsky, and Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia. After him are Yevno Azef, Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia, Noman Çelebicihan, John L. Sullivan, Joséphin Péladan, and Alexey Kaledin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 107 out of 1,039. Before him are May-Britt Moser (1963), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Stein Rokkan (1921), and Varg Vikernes (1973). After him are Christian Sinding (1856), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), and Haakon II of Norway (1147).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway

Among mathematicians born in Norway, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 4. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel (1802), Sophus Lie (1842), and Atle Selberg (1917). After him are Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Axel Thue (1863), Carl Størmer (1874), and Øystein Ore (1899).

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