Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow

Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (12 December 1832 –7 September 1918) was a Norwegian

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12 December - 1832 - 7 September - 1918 - Norwegian

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mathematician, who proved foundational results in group theory. He was born and died in Christiania (now Oslo).

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Mathematician - Group theory - Christiania - Oslo

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He was a school teacher in Frederikshald, from 1858 to 1898. He was a substitute lecturer at Christiania University in 1862, covering Galois theory; he posed then the question that was to lead to the Sylow subgroups and his theorems about them. He published the Sylow theorems in 1872.

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Frederikshald - 1858 - 1898 - Christiania University - 1862 - Galois theory - Sylow subgroup - Sylow theorems - 1872

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Subsequently he was an editor of Abel?s papers, with Sophus Lie. He was appointed professor in 1898.

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Abel - Sophus Lie - 1898

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