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Ernst Sejersted Selmer

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Norwegian mathematician (1920-2006)

NorwayAcademicsLived 1920 to 2006 · aged 86
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Ernst Sejersted Selmer was a Norwegian mathematician, who worked in number theory, as well as a cryptologist. The Selmer group of an Abelian variety is named after him. His primary contributions to mathematics reside within the field of diophantine equations.

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Order of St. Olav

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Ernst Sejersted Selmer was a Norwegian mathematician, who worked in number theory, as well as a cryptologist. The Selmer group of an Abelian variety is named after him. His primary contributions to mathematics reside within the field of diophantine equations. He started working as a cryptologist during the Second World War; due to his work, Norway became a NATO superpower in the field of encryption.

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Norway
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Academics
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Academic
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Lived 1920 to 2006 · aged 86
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