About Åke Pleijel
Lived 1913 – 1989 (aged 76). Åke Pleijel was a Swedish mathematician and university teacher.
Åke Vilhelm Carl Pleijel (10 August 1913 – 24 September 1989) was a Swedish mathematician.
He completed his PhD in mathematics at Stockholm University in 1940 (with Torsten Carleman as supervisor), and later became Professor of Mathematics at Uppsala University.
Åke Vilhelm Carl Pleijel published the paper in which the Minakshisundaram–Pleijel zeta function was introduced.
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Who was Åke Pleijel?
Swedish mathematician
When was Åke Pleijel born?
Åke Pleijel was born on 10 August 1913 in Johannes parish.
When did Åke Pleijel die?
Åke Pleijel died on 24 September 1989 in Västerled.
What was Åke Pleijel's occupation?
Åke Pleijel was a mathematician and university teacher.
What nationality was Åke Pleijel?
Åke Pleijel was Swedish.
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