Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɪ̂nːdɛˌløːv]; 7 March 1870 – 4 June 1946) was a Finnish mathematician, who made contributions in real analysis, complex analysis and topology. Lindelöf spaces are named after him. He was the son of mathematician Lorenz Leonard Lindelöf and brother of the philologist Uno Lorenz Lindelöf.
Ernst Lindelöf | |
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| Born | 7 March 1870 |
| Died | 4 June 1946 (aged 76) Helsinki |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki (PhD, 1893) |
| Known for | Lindelöf hypothesis Lindelöf's lemma Lindelöf's theorem Lindelöf space Phragmén–Lindelöf principle Picard–Lindelöf theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Sur les systèmes complets et le calcul des invariants différentiels des groupes continus finis (1893) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hjalmar Mellin |
| Doctoral students | Lars Ahlfors Rolf Nevanlinna Pekka Myrberg |
He was secretary of the Finnish Society of Science and Letters (societas scientiarum Fennica) in its centenary year, 1938.
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