About Axel Thue
Lived 1863 – 1922 (aged 59). Axel Thue was a Norwegian mathematician and university teacher, known for Thue system and Thue's theorem (disambiguation).
Axel Thue (; 19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics.
Work Thue published his first important paper in 1909.
He stated in 1914 the so-called word problem for semigroups or Thue problem, closely related to the halting problem.
His only known PhD student was Thoralf Skolem.
The esoteric programming language Thue is named after him.
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Who was Axel Thue?
Norwegian mathematician (1863-1922)
When was Axel Thue born?
Axel Thue was born on 19 February 1863 in Tønsberg.
When did Axel Thue die?
Axel Thue died on 7 March 1922 in Christiania.
What was Axel Thue's occupation?
Axel Thue was a mathematician and university teacher.
What was Axel Thue known for?
Axel Thue was known for Thue system and Thue's theorem (disambiguation).
What nationality was Axel Thue?
Axel Thue was Norwegian.
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