Ludvig Sylow | |
|---|---|
 Ludvig Sylow | |
| Born | Peter Ludvig Meidell Sylow 12 December 1832 |
| Died | 7 September 1918 (aged 85) Christiania, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Christiania |
| Known for | Sylow theorems |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Peter Ludvig Meidell Sylow (IPA: [ˈsyːlɔv]) (12 December 1832 – 7 September 1918) was a Norwegian mathematician who proved foundational results in group theory.[1]
Sylow processed and further developed the innovative works of mathematicians Niels Henrik Abel and Évariste Galois in algebra. Sylow theorems and p-groups, known as Sylow subgroups, are fundamental in finite groups.[2] By profession, Sylow was a teacher at the Frederiksborg Latin School for 40 years from 1858 to 1898, and then a professor at the University of Oslo for 20 years from 1898 to 1918.[1] Despite the isolation in Frederiksborg, Sylow was an active member of the mathematical world. He wrote a total of approximately 25 mathematical and biographical works, corresponded with many of the leading mathematicians of the time, and was an able co-editor of Acta Mathematica from the journal's start in 1882.[1] He was also elected into the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1868, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen and the University of Copenhagen awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1894.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d Birkeland, Bent. "Ludvig Sylow". nbl.snl.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ludwig Sylow (1832 - 1918)". School of Mathematics and Statistics. University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 8 July 2023.