Carl-Gustav Esseen
E174593
Carl-Gustav Esseen was a Swedish mathematician best known for his contributions to probability theory, particularly his work on the Berry–Esseen theorem quantifying the rate of convergence in the central limit theorem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl-Gustav Esseen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1535791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl-Gustav Esseen Context triple: [Berry–Esseen theorem, namedAfter, Carl-Gustav Esseen]
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A.
Ernst Lindelöf
Ernst Lindelöf was a Finnish mathematician known for his contributions to complex analysis, topology, and the theory of differential equations.
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B.
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
Gösta Mittag-Leffler was a Swedish mathematician known for his foundational work in complex analysis and for founding the journal Acta Mathematica.
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C.
Salomon Bochner
Salomon Bochner was a prominent 20th-century mathematician known for his influential work in analysis, probability theory, and differential geometry.
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D.
Gunnar Nordström
Gunnar Nordström was a Finnish theoretical physicist known for his early work on scalar theories of gravitation and contributions to the development of general relativity.
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E.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl-Gustav Esseen Target entity description: Carl-Gustav Esseen was a Swedish mathematician best known for his contributions to probability theory, particularly his work on the Berry–Esseen theorem quantifying the rate of convergence in the central limit theorem.
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A.
Ernst Lindelöf
Ernst Lindelöf was a Finnish mathematician known for his contributions to complex analysis, topology, and the theory of differential equations.
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B.
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
Gösta Mittag-Leffler was a Swedish mathematician known for his foundational work in complex analysis and for founding the journal Acta Mathematica.
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C.
Salomon Bochner
Salomon Bochner was a prominent 20th-century mathematician known for his influential work in analysis, probability theory, and differential geometry.
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D.
Gunnar Nordström
Gunnar Nordström was a Finnish theoretical physicist known for his early work on scalar theories of gravitation and contributions to the development of general relativity.
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E.
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | 20th-century probability theory ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
probability inequalities
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quantitative central limit theorems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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probability theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Carl-Gustav Esseen self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
asymptotic statistics
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modern limit theorem theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Berry–Esseen theorem
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results on rate of convergence in the central limit theorem ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Berry–Esseen theorem
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surface form:
Esseen’s inequality
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| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sweden ⓘ |
| workLocation | Sweden ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl-Gustav Esseen Description of subject: Carl-Gustav Esseen was a Swedish mathematician best known for his contributions to probability theory, particularly his work on the Berry–Esseen theorem quantifying the rate of convergence in the central limit theorem.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Berry–Esseen theorem