This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2022) |
Axel Sophus Guldberg (2 November 1838 – 28 February 1913) was a Norwegian mathematician.[1][2][3]
Axel Sophus Guldberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1838 |
| Died | 28 February 1913 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Spouse | Kathinka Fredrikke Marie Borchsenius |
| Children | Alf Victor Guldberg |
| Parents |
|
| Relatives | Cato Maximilian Guldberg Cathinka Guldberg Hans Riddervold Guldberg Carl Johan Guldberg Fredrik Oscar Guldberg Gustav Adolph Guldberg Ansgar Guldberg |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (Knight 1st Class) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Norwegian Military Academy Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters |
Biography
editBorn in Christiania (now called Oslo), Guldberg was the second oldest out of 11 siblings.[4] He and his siblings were initially homeschooled, but he and his older brother, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, later began going to school in Fredrikstad, where they lived together with relatives.[4] He completed his examen artium in 1856,[4] cand.real. in 1863[4] and dr.philos. in 1867.[1][4]
In 1863, he was an adjunct professor in Drammen.[4] From 1864 to 1865, he studied mathematics in Germany and France, while simultaneously on his honeymoon.[4] In 1865, Guldberg became a rector in Stavanger.[1][4] The same year, he began teaching mathematics at the Norwegian Military Academy until 1899.[1][4]
He was an important figure in the insurance industry.[1][4] He also served in the Norwegian law commission.[5]
In 1866, he had a son, Alf Victor Guldberg, with his wife, Fredrikke Borchsenius.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Axel Sophus Guldberg". SNL (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Christian (1915–30). "Guldberg, 1. Axel Sophus". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish) (2 ed.). p. 393. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Guldberg, 3. Axel Sofus". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish) (2 ed.). 1909. p. 591. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Birkeland, Bent (29 June 2022). "Axel Guldberg". NBL (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Langeland, Nils Rune (16 March 2021). Ulvund, Frode (ed.). "Aksjelova av 1910" [The Shares Act of 1910]. Historisk Tidsskrift (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 100 (1). Universitetsforlaget: 22–35. doi:10.18261/issn.1504-2944-2021-01-03. S2CID 233650444.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). "GULDBERG Alf Victor Emanuel". Hvem er hvem? (2 ed.). p. 152. Retrieved 16 October 2022.