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Atle Selberg was born in Langesund, Norway, on 14th June, 1917. He studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and obtained his Ph.D in 1943. <ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAselberg.htm Atle Selberg]</ref>
'''Atle Selberg''' was born in Langesund, Norway, on 14th June, 1917. He studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and obtained his Ph.D in 1943. <ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAselberg.htm Atle Selberg]</ref>
He is a Norwegian mathematician who provided a long-awaited elementary proof in 1948 of the prime number theorem, around the same time that [[Paul Erdős]] provided an independent proof. He immigrated to the United States and works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
He is a Norwegian mathematician who provided a long-awaited elementary proof in 1948 of the prime number theorem, around the same time that [[Paul Erdős]] provided an independent proof. He immigrated to the United States and works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.