Person: Poussin, Charles de la Vallée

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Vallée Poussin is best known for his proof of the prime number theorem and his major work Cours d'Analyse .

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 14 August 1866, Louvain, Belgium. Died 2 March 1962, Louvain, Belgium.

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Origin Belgium, Number Theory, Puzzles And Problems, Special Numbers And Numerals, Topology


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive