List of Norwegian mathematicians

For broader coverage of this topic, see List of mathematicians and List of Norwegians.

A mathematician is a scholar in the fields of mathematics. They solve and research mathematical problems which can be applied in real life or completely abstract (pure). This article covers notable mathematicians from Norway.

A pioneer of modern mathematics,^[1] Niels Henrik Abel contributed greatly towards various fields of mathematics^[2] during his short life. He died in 1829, aged 26, from tuberculosis.^[2] German mathematician Felix Klein spoke of his reluctance "to part from this ideal type of researcher".^[3] In 2001, the Abel Prize was established in his honour.^[4]

Other notable mathematicians include (in alphabetical order) Carl Anton Bjerknes, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Bernt Michael Holmboe, who is known for being Abel's teacher and tutor,^[5] Sophus Lie, Idun Reiten, Atle Selberg, Thoralf Skolem and Carl Størmer.

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Alphabetical order

"Aa" appears under "å" as they are considered different representations of the same letter.

List of Norwegian mathematicians by surname

Letter	Name
A	Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman[6]
	Niels Henrik Abel[7]
	Erik Alfsen[8]
	Signy Arctander[9]
	Ole Peder Arvesen[10]
	Karl Egil Aubert[11]
	Otto Gilbert David Aubert[12]
B	Julie E. Backer[13]
	Nils Aall Barricelli
	Arent Berntsen[14]
	Inga Berre[15]
	Richard Birkeland[16]
	Carl Anton Bjerknes[17]
	Vilhelm Bjerknes[18]
	Petter Jakob Bjerve[19]
	Ola Bratteli[20]
	Ole Jacob Broch[21]
	Viggo Brun[22]
D	Kristian B. Dysthe
E	Geir Ellingsrud[23]
	T. O. Engset[24]
F	Odd Magnus Faltinsen
	Jens Erik Fenstad[25]
	John Erik Fornæss[26]
	Dagfinn Føllesdal[27]
G	Johan Galtung
	Ingrid Kristine Glad[28]
	Carl Ludvig Godske[29]
	John Grue
	Alf Victor Guldberg
	Axel Sophus Guldberg[30]
	Cato Maximilian Guldberg[31]
H	Trygve Haavelmo[32]
	Kari Hag[33]
	Anders C. Hansen[34]
	Lars Havstad[35]
	Nils Lid Hjort[36]
	Jan Hoem
	Helge Holden[37]
	Nina Holden
	Bernt Michael Holmboe[38]
	Elling Holst[39]
	Gabriel Gabrielsen Holtsmark[40]
	Raphael Høegh-Krohn[41]
	Arnljot Høyland[42]
J	Ernst Erich Jacobsthal[43]
	Gunnar Jahn[44]
	Ingebrigt Johansson
K	Anders Nicolai Kiær[45]
	Jens Kraft[46]
	Ivar Kristianslund
	Sverre Krogh
L	Dan Laksov
	Fredrik Lange-Nielsen[47]
	Arnfinn Laudal[48]
	Sophus Lie[49]
	Magnhild Lien
	Wilhelm Ljunggren[50]
	Lisa Lorentzen
M	Eugenia Malinnikova
	Henrik Hermann Martens[51]
	Jakob Mohn[52]
	Hans Munthe-Kaas
N	Trygve Nagell[53]
	Dag Normann
	Kristen Nygaard[54]
O	Øystein Ore[55]
P	Enok Palm[56]
	Henrik Palmstrøm
	Ragni Piene[57]
R	Olav Reiersøl
	Idun Reiten[58]
	John Rognes
	Marie Rognes
	Nicolai Rygg[59]
S	Edgar B. Schieldrop[60]
	Tore Schweder
	Kristian Seip
	Atle Selberg[61]
	Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg[62]
	Henrik Selberg[63]
	Sigmund Selberg[64]
	Ernst Sejersted Selmer[65]
	Ernst Anton Henrik Sinding
	Simen Skappel
	Thoralf Skolem[66]
	Arne Sletsjøe
	Emil Spjøtvoll[67]
	Berit Stensønes
	Arild Stubhaug[68]
	Elizabeth Stephansen[69]
	Boye Strøm[70]
	Carl Størmer[71]
	Erling Størmer[72]
	Leif Størmer
	Erling Sverdrup[73]
	Knut Sydsæter
	Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow[74]
	Espen Søbye
T	Ralph Tambs Lyche[75]
	Axel Thue[76]
	Dag Tjøstheim
	Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta[77]
	Sigve Tjøtta[77]
	Aslak Tveito[78]
	Helge Tverberg[79]
	Andreas Tømmerbakke
W	Caspar Wessel[80]
	Ragnar Winther[81]
Ø	Bernt Øksendal[82]
Å	Odd Aalen[83]
	Stål Aanderaa[84]
	Karen Aardal[85]
	Johan Fredrik Aarnes[86]
	Arnstein Aassve[87]

See also

• Archiv for Mathematik og Naturvidenskab
• Bjerknes (lunar crater)
• Bjerknes (Martian crater)
• List of things named after Niels Henrik Abel
  • Abel Prize
• Selberg class
• Weather forecasting
• Aanderaa–Karp–Rosenberg conjecture

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