Ivan M. Niven

Canadian-American number theorist (1915–1999)

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Lived 1915–1999, aged 84Canada
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    Aged 84
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Updated 2026-06-22

Ivan Morton Niven was a Canadian-American number theorist best remembered for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the Mathematical Association of America. He wrote several books on mathematics.

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