Torsten Carleman

Torsten Carleman
Born(1892-07-08)8 July 1892
Visseltofta
Died11 January 1949(1949-01-11) (aged 56)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
Known forCarleman linearization
Carleman matrix
Carleman's condition
Carleman's inequality
Carleman's theorem
Denjoy–Carleman theorem
Denjoy–Carleman–Ahlfors theorem
Carleman kernel
Carleman formulae
Mean ergodic theorem
AwardsBjörkénska priset (1941)
Peccot Lectures (1922)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsLund University
Stockholm University
Mittag-Leffler Institute
Doctoral advisorErik Albert Holmgren
Doctoral studentsÅke Pleijel
Hans Rådström

Torsten Carleman (8 July 1892, Visseltofta, Osby Municipality – 11 January 1949, Stockholm), born Tage Gillis Torsten Carleman, was a Swedish mathematician, known for his results in classical analysis and its applications. As the director of the Mittag-Leffler Institute for more than two decades, Carleman was the most influential mathematician in Sweden.