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Henrik Selberg

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Henrik Selberg (17 February 1906 – 3 September 1993) was a Norwegian mathematician. Born in Bergen, he was the son of Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg and Anna Kristina Brigtsdatter Skeie, and had three brothers: Sigmund, Arne, and Atle Selberg.

Selberg became a professor at the University of Oslo from 1962 to 1973, where he taught and carried out important research. His work had a lasting impact on the field of mathematics.

He is best known for his contributions to the study of complex functions and potential theory. These areas help mathematicians understand how numbers and equations behave in more complicated situations, and Selberg's ideas are still used and appreciated by mathematicians today.

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