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Axel Thue Scientist

Axel Thue (Norwegian: [tʉː]; 19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922), was a Norwegian mathematician, known for highly original work in diophantine approximation, and combinatorics.He stated in 1914 the so-called word problem for semigroups or Thue problem, closely related to the halting problem.His only known PhD student was Thoralf Skolem.The esoteric programming language Thue is named after him.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 19, 1863
Birth place	Norway , Tønsberg , Tönsberg
Nationality	Norway
Date of death	March 07, 1922
Place of death	Norway , Oslo
Residence	Norway
Education	University of Oslo
Known for	Thue's theorem

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