Viggo Brun

Viggo Brun was a Norwegian professor, mathematician and number theorist. He is known for his work in the twin prime conjecture. Brun's theorem shows that sum of the reciprocals of the twin primes converges.

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Who was born first?

• Viggo Brun and George Minot were born the same year
• Viggo Brun and Harlow Shapley were born the same year
• Viggo Brun and John Edensor Littlewood were born the same year
• Viggo Brun and Grigory Neujmin were born the same year
• Viggo Brun and Alfréd Haar were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alfréd HaarOctober 11, 1885 – March 16, 1933
2. George MinotDecember 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950
3. Grigory NeujminDecember 22, 1885 – December 17, 1946
4. Harlow ShapleyNovember 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972
5. John Edensor LittlewoodJune 9, 1885 – September 6, 1977
6. Viggo Brun (this page)October 13, 1885 – August 15, 1978

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