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Kurt Mahler, 1903–1988

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

A. J. van der Poorten
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Alfred J. van der Poorten School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics Macquarie UniversityNSW 2109, Australia
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