Johannes Mollerup

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Johannes Mollerup (born 3 December 1872 in Nyborg; died 27 June 1937) was a Danish mathematician. [1] [2] '

Mollerup studied at the University of Copenhagen, and received his doctorate in 1903.

Together with Harald Bohr, he developed the Bohr–Mollerup theorem which provides an easy characterization of the gamma function.

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References

  1. "Forfattere, litteraturpriser mv". August 2021.
  2. Johannes Mollerup. Gyldendal – Den Store Danske.