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Maths expert dies at 63

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Renowned Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun, aged 63, has died in Beijing.

Mr Chen was a fellow of China's Science Academy and a senior researcher of its Mathematics Institute.

His analytic theory of numbers had won world recognition.

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He is also a leading academic in the study of Goldbach's conjecture.

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