Stanley Skewes
South African mathematician · South Africa · Academics · Lived 1899 to 1988 · aged 89
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Something wrong?Stanley Skewes was a South African mathematician, best known for his discovery of the Skewes's number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood's students at Cambridge University. Skewes's numbers contributed to the refinement of the theory of prime numbers.
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Country
South Africa
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1988 · aged 89
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