Stål Aanderaa
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Stål Aanderaa is a Norwegian mathematician.
He was born in Beitstad
. He took the mag.scient. degree in 1959, and his doctorate at Harvard University
in 1966. He was a professor at the University of Oslo
from 1978 to his retirement in 2001. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
Aanderaa is one of the namesakes of the Aanderaa–Karp–Rosenberg conjecture.
He was born in Beitstad
Beitstad
Beitstad is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Beitstad is located at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of Vellamelen. It is a typical farming village that stretches from the bay and into the...
. He took the mag.scient. degree in 1959, and his doctorate at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1966. He was a professor at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
from 1978 to his retirement in 2001. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
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Aanderaa is one of the namesakes of the Aanderaa–Karp–Rosenberg conjecture.