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Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow

1832 - 1918

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Peter Ludvig Meidell Sylow (Norwegian pronunciation: [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. By profession, Sylow was a teacher at the Fredrikshald Latin School (Norwegian: Fredrikshalds lærde og realskole) for 40 years from 1858 to 1898, and then a professor at the University of Oslo for 20 years from 1898 to 1918. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow is the 192nd most popular mathematician (up from 299th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Norway (up from 107th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 192 out of 1,004. Before him are Jean Gaston Darboux, Jakob Steiner, Hans Hahn, G. I. Taylor, Harald Bohr, and Rafael Bombelli. After him are Étienne-Louis Malus, Wacław Sierpiński, Camille Jordan, Jan Łukasiewicz, René Thom, and James Gregory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 20. Before him are Ivan Shishkin, Ármin Vámbéry, Horatio Alger, Andrew Dickson White, George, King of Saxony, and Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are Jules Ferry, Osman Nuri Pasha, Felice Beato, Alfred von Waldersee, Émile Gaboriau, and Wilhelm Busch. Among people deceased in 1918, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 44. Before him are Paul von Rennenkampf, Aleksandr Lyapunov, Frank Wedekind, Andrew Dickson White, Eusebi Güell, and Julius Wellhausen. After him are Charles-Émile Reynaud, István Tisza, Ivan Cankar, Koloman Moser, César Ritz, and Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 75 out of 1,039. Before him are Sophus Lie (1842), Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Krohg (1852), Christian Michelsen (1857), and Sverre of Norway (1145). After him are Max Manus (1914), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Halfdan the Black (810), and Eric II of Norway (1268).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway

Among mathematicians born in Norway, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ranks 3. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel (1802), and Sophus Lie (1842). After him are Atle Selberg (1917), Viggo Brun (1885), Caspar Wessel (1745), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Carl Størmer (1874), Axel Thue (1863), and Øystein Ore (1899).

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