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Nielsen-Schreier theorem (Theorem)

Every subgroup of a free group is free.

This theorem is named after Jakob Nielsen, who in 1921 proved that every subgroup of a free group of finite rank is free, and Otto Schreier, who proved the full result in 1927.



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AMS MSC20E05 (Group theory and generalizations :: Structure and classification of infinite or finite groups :: Free nonabelian groups)

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