Chen Jingrun | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 May 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 1996 (aged 62) Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiamen University | ||||||||||||||
| Known for | Chen's theorem, Chen prime | ||||||||||||||
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| Fields | Mathematics | ||||||||||||||
| Doctoral advisor | Hua Luogeng | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳景潤 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈景润 | ||||||||||||||
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Chen Jingrun (Chinese: 陳景潤; 22 May 1933 – 19 March 1996), also known as Jing-Run Chen, was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including Chen's theorem and the Chen prime.