Stanley Skewes
Stanley Skewes | |
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| Born | 29 June 1899 Germiston, South African Republic |
| Died | 19 December 1988 (Aged 89) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Skewes's numbers |
| Spouse | Ena Allen |
| Scientific career | |
| Academic advisors | John Edensor Littlewood |
Stanley Skewes (/skjuːz/; 1899–1988) was a South African mathematician, best known for his discovery of the Skewes's number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood's students at Cambridge University. Skewes's numbers contributed to the refinement of the theory of prime numbers.