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thesis. On 1 May 1930 Jessen defended his thesis in Copenhagen. He later elaborated the thesis into an article that was published in
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Sørensen, Henrik Kragh (2006). "Matematik, statistik og datalogi". In Nielsen, Henry; Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfelt (eds.).
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After receiving his master's degree in the spring of 1929, Jessen embarked on a stay abroad. Supported by the
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Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab: Oversigt over Selskabets Virksomhed 1993-1994
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where he was professor from 1942 to 1977 when he retired. He was the president of the
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during his first year. In 1925, Jessen graduated from the gymnasium and enrolled at the
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Mathematics Without Borders: A History of the International Mathematical Union
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Andersen, Erik Sparre (1993). "Børge Jessen: 19. juni 1907 - 20. marts 1993".
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at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Denmark.
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to Hans Jessen and Christine Jessen (née Larsen). He attended
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Electronic Journal for History of Probability and Statistics
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Essays on Georg Rasch and his contributions to statistics
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Jessen was a professor of descriptive geometry at the
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In 1931, Jessen married Ellen Pedersen (1903–1979),
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Werner Fenchel
A.D. Alexandrov
Herbert Busemann
University of Copenhagen
Mathematics
Danish
mathematician
analysis
Riemann zeta function
geometry
Hilbert's third problem
Copenhagen
Skt. Jørgens Gymnasium
Julius Pal
University of Copenhagen
Harald Bohr
Carlsberg Foundation
University of Szeged
Frigyes Riesz
Alfréd Haar
Lipót Fejér
University of Göttingen
David Hilbert
Edmund Landau
PhD
Acta Mathematica
docent
cand. mag.
Peder Oluf Pedersen

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