Axel Thue

Axel Thue
Axel Thue (1863-1922)
Born(1863-02-19)19 February 1863
Died7 March 1922(1922-03-07) (aged 59)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Kristiania
Known forThue's theorems, Thue systems
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Kristiania
Trondheim Technical College
Thesis (1889)
Doctoral advisorElling Holst
Doctoral studentsThoralf Skolem

Axel Thue (Norwegian: [tʉː]; 19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics.