Trygve Nagell

Trygve Nagell in the 1930s.

Trygve Nagell (July 13, 1895, Oslo – January 24, 1988, Uppsala) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his works on the Diophantine equations within number theory.^[1] He received his doctorate at the University of Oslo in 1926, and lectured at the University until 1931. He was a professor at the University of Uppsala from 1931 to 1962.^[2] Nagell was appointed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1951, and of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star in 1952.^[1] His doctoral students include Harald Bergström.

See also

• Nagell–Lutz theorem
• Ramanujan–Nagell equation

References

1. Ellingsrud, Geir. "Trygve Nagell". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Trygve Nagell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2009.