Sigmund Selberg Explained

Sigmund Selberg
Birth Date:11 August 1910
Birth Place:Langesund, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Mathematician

Sigmund Selberg (11 August 1910  - 20 April 1994) was a Norwegian mathematician. He was born in Langesund as the son of Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg and Anna Kristina Brigtsdatter Skeie. He was twin brother of Arne Selberg and brother of Henrik Selberg and Atle Selberg. He was appointed professor of mathematics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim from 1947 to 1977. His works mainly focused on the distribution of prime numbers.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sigmund Selberg . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Nils Andreas . Baas . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 November 2012.
  2. Encyclopedia: Sigmund Selberg . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 6 November 2012.