Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg

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Ole Michael Ludvigsen Selberg (7 October 1877 – 11 December 1950) was a Norwegian mathematician and educator. He was born in Eikefjord, in the old Kinn Municipality. He married Anna Kristina Brigtsdatter Skeie, and they had four sons: Sigmund, Arne, Henrik, and Atle Selberg. Three of his sons became professors of mathematics, and one became a professor of engineering. His 1925 thesis dealt with the theory of algebraic equations. During the Nazi occupation of Norway, Selberg was a member of Nasjonal Samling. He was also known for his large collection of mathematics books, which was later donated to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He died in Voss, Norway, at age 73.