Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)

Atle Selberg

Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007)

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.