Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin
Belgian mathematician (1866 - 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas, baron de la Vallée Poussin (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ etjɛn ɡystav nikɔla baʁɔ̃ də la vale pusɛ̃]; 14 August 1866 – 2 March 1962) was a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for proving the prime number theorem.
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Baron Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin | |
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Born | Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas, baron de la Vallée Poussin (1866-08-14)14 August 1866 |
Died | 2 March 1962(1962-03-02) (aged 95) Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Belgium |
Citizenship | Belgium |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) |
Known for | Poussin graph Poussin summability Poussin theorem Prime number theorem |
Awards | Poncelet Prize (1916) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) |
Doctoral students | Georges Lemaître |
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The King of Belgium ennobled him with the title of baron.