Why a closed unbounded operator with compact resolvent has its spectrum consisting of eigenvalues with finite multiplicity?

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Could someone tell me (or has a reference) why a closed unbounded operator with compact resolvent has its spectrum consisting of a sequence of complex eigenvalues, each with finite multiplicity?

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This is because the eigenvectors of the original operator are among the eigenvectors of the resolvent.