Stanley Skewes

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Stanley Skewes (1899–1988) was a South African mathematician, best known for his discovery of Skewes number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood's students at Cambridge University.

Publications

Skewes, S. (1933). "On the difference π(x) − Li(x) (I)". Journal of the London Mathematical Society 8 (4): 277–283. doi:10.1112/jlms/s1-8.4.277.

Skewes, S. (1955). "On the difference π(x) − Li(x) (II)". Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society 5 (17): 48–70. doi:10.1112/plms/s3-5.1.48.

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Name	Skewes, Stanley
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Short description	South African mathematician
Date of birth	1899
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Date of death	1988
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