About Otto Frostman
Lived 1907 – 1977 (aged 70). Otto Frostman was a Swedish mathematician, known for Frostman lemma.
Otto Albin Frostman (3 January 1907 – 29 December 1977) was a Swedish mathematician, known for his work in potential theory and complex analysis.
Frostman earned his Ph.D. in 1935 at Lund University under the Hungarian-born mathematician Marcel Riesz, the younger brother of Frigyes Riesz. In potential theory, Frostman's lemma is named after him. He supervised the 1971 Stockholm University Ph.D. thesis of Bernt Lindström, which initiated the "Stockholm School" of topological combinatorics (combining simplicial homology and enumerative combinatorics).
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Who was Otto Frostman?
Swedish mathematician
When was Otto Frostman born?
Otto Frostman was born on 3 January 1907 in Höör.
When did Otto Frostman die?
Otto Frostman died on 29 December 1977 in Djursholm.
What was Otto Frostman's occupation?
Otto Frostman was a mathematician.
What was Otto Frostman known for?
Otto Frostman was known for Frostman lemma.
What nationality was Otto Frostman?
Otto Frostman was Swedish.
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