Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin
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Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin was a Belgian mathematician renowned for his foundational work in analysis and number theory, including an independent first proof of the prime number theorem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin canonical | 5 |
| de la Vallée Poussin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin Context triple: [prime number theorem, firstProofBy, Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin]
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A.
Maxime Bôcher
Maxime Bôcher was an American mathematician known for his work in differential equations and analysis, and for his influential role in early 20th-century American mathematics.
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B.
Georges Valiron
Georges Valiron was a French mathematician known for his influential work in complex analysis and the theory of entire and meromorphic functions.
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C.
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Hadamard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to number theory, complex analysis, and partial differential equations, including the prime number theorem and the concept of well-posed problems.
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D.
Edmund Landau
Edmund Landau was a prominent German mathematician known for his foundational work in analytic number theory and the rigorous development of mathematical analysis.
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E.
Johannes G. van der Corput
Johannes G. van der Corput was a Dutch mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to analytic number theory and uniform distribution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin Target entity description: Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin was a Belgian mathematician renowned for his foundational work in analysis and number theory, including an independent first proof of the prime number theorem.
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A.
Maxime Bôcher
Maxime Bôcher was an American mathematician known for his work in differential equations and analysis, and for his influential role in early 20th-century American mathematics.
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B.
Georges Valiron
Georges Valiron was a French mathematician known for his influential work in complex analysis and the theory of entire and meromorphic functions.
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C.
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Hadamard was a prominent French mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to number theory, complex analysis, and partial differential equations, including the prime number theorem and the concept of well-posed problems.
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D.
Edmund Landau
Edmund Landau was a prominent German mathematician known for his foundational work in analytic number theory and the rigorous development of mathematical analysis.
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E.
Johannes G. van der Corput
Johannes G. van der Corput was a Dutch mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to analytic number theory and uniform distribution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
De Morgan Medal
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Poncelet Prize ⓘ Sylvester Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1866-08-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-03-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of Leuven
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Université catholique de Louvain ⓘ |
| employer |
Catholic University of Leuven
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Université catholique de Louvain ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
de la Vallée Poussin
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin
|
| fieldOfWork |
analysis
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Jean ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
analytic number theory
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complex analysis ⓘ real analysis ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century number theory
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analytic number theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernhard Riemann
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Charles Hermite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first proof of the prime number theorem
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prime number theorem ⓘ results in complex analysis ⓘ results in real analysis ⓘ work on the Riemann zeta function ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie royale de Belgique
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Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium ⓘ |
| name | Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
establishing zero-free regions for the Riemann zeta function
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independent first proof of the prime number theorem ⓘ |
| notableWork |
proof of the prime number theorem
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work on Dirichlet series ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Leuven
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Louvain ⓘ
linked to:
Leuven
|
| placeOfDeath |
Leuven
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Louvain ⓘ
linked to:
Leuven
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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linked to: Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin