Agner Krarup Erlang

Agner Krarup Erlang
Agner Krarup Erlang
Born	1 January 1878; Lønborg, Denmark
Died	3 February 1929 (aged 51); Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Sundby Kirkegård, København, Denmark
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Occupation(s)	Mathematician, statistician, and engineer

Agner Krarup Erlang (1 January 1878 – 3 February 1929) was a Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer, who invented the fields of traffic engineering^[2] and queueing theory.^[3]

By the time of his relatively early death at the age of 51, Erlang had created the field of telephone networks analysis. His early work in scrutinizing the use of local, exchange and trunk telephone line usage in a small community to understand the theoretical requirements of an efficient network led to the creation of the Erlang formula, which became a foundational element of modern telecommunication network studies.

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Agner Krarup Erlang

Born	1 January 1878 (1878-01) Lønborg, Denmark
Died	3 February 1929 (1929-02-04) (aged 51) Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Sundby Kirkegård, København, Denmark^[1]
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Occupation(s)	Mathematician, statistician, and engineer