Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin
Belgian mathematician and academic
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Scientists & Innovators
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Belgium
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Contributed significantly to number theory and mathematical analysis. Served as a professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Developed the concept of almost periodic functions. Published influential works on mathematical topics, including the theory of entire functions and Dirichlet series.
Developed almost periodic functions
Published on number theory
Contributed to mathematical analysis
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