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- First and only biography of Gösta Mittag-Leffler, often called the father of Swedish mathematics
- English edition of another book by Arild Stubhaug, both a historian and a mathematician
- Trade book for a general readership, and not a technical book for specialists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (76 chapters)
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Prelude
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Family and Childhood
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Studies
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“This book is a biography about a mathematician; the focus is on the man and his life … . Mittag-Leffler’s life is covered in at times minute detail. … it is an important biography of a man that played a significant role in the development of the modern mathematical community.” (Charles Ashbacher, The Mathematical Association of America, January, 2011)
“This is the English translation of a thorough biography of the Swedish mathematician Gösta Mittag-Leffler first published in Swedish in 2007. … The book was years in the writing and is exhaustively researched … . this book is richly informative … . It is handsomely printed, well illustrated, and generally well translated.” (Jeremy Gray, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 k)
“There are many photographs in Stubhaug’s book, in some of which Mittag-Leffler bears a striking resemblance to Mark Twain. … The translation from Norwegian is mostly very smooth … . As a biography of a complex, controversial, highly gifted man who interacted with many of the great figures of his time, this is … a very good read.” (Peter Giblin, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 96 (536), July, 2012)
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Book Title: Gösta Mittag-Leffler
Book Subtitle: A Man of Conviction
Authors: Arild Stubhaug
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11672-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11671-1Published: 13 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50176-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11672-8Published: 03 August 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 733
Additional Information: Original Norwegian edition published by Aschehoug, Oslo, 2007
Topics: Mathematics, general, Engineering, general, Physics, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, History of Mathematical Sciences, History of Science