Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg

Norwegian mathematician

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1877

Place of Birth: Flora, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1950

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg (7 October 1877 – 11 December 1950) was a Norwegian mathematician and educator.
He was born in Flora.
He was married to Anna Kristina Brigtsdatter Skeie, and the father of Sigmund, Arne, Henrik and Atle Selberg.
His thesis from 1925 treated the theory of algebraic equations.
Three of his sons became professors of mathematics, and one was professor of engineering.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Selberg was a member of the Nazi party Nasjonal Samling.
He is also known for his large collection of mathematics literature, which has later been donated to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.