Fritz David Carlson (23 July 1888 – 28 November 1952) was a Swedish mathematician.[1] After the death of Torsten Carleman, he headed the Mittag-Leffler Institute.

Fritz Carlson
Carlson in 1913
Born(1888-07-23)23 July 1888
Vimmerby, Sweden
Died28 November 1952(1952-11-28) (aged 64)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materUppsala University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Stockholm
Doctoral advisorAnders Wiman
Doctoral students

Carlson's contributions to analysis include Carlson's theorem, the Polyá–Carlson theorem on rational functions, and Carlson's inequality

In number theory, his results include Carlson's theorem on Dirichlet series.

Hans Rådström, Germund Dahlquist, and Tord Ganelius were among his students.

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  1. ^ Frostman, Otto (1953). "Fritz Carlson in memoriam". Acta Math. 90: ix–xii. doi:10.1007/bf02392434. MR 0057791.
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