Eižens Leimanis (April 10, 1905 – December 4, 1992) was a Latvian mathematician who worked on the three-body problem. He taught for many years at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Eižens Leimanis | |
|---|---|
Eižens Leimanis | |
| Born | April 10, 1905 Koceni parish |
| Died | December 4, 1992 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Other names | Eugene |
| Occupation(s) | Assistant Professor, Professor |
| Spouse | Zigrida Gipslis |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University Of Latvia, University Of British Columbia |
Personal information
editLeimanis was born in Koceni parish, Valmiera county, Vidzeme province, Russian empire now Kocēni Parish in Latvia. Leimanis and his family went to exile in Germany at the end World War II. For more than half a century he lived in Germany and Canada, and as a professor of mathematics he also worked at the British Columbia University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He lived until the age of 87 and was survived by his wife, six children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Career and education
editLeimanis received a master's degree and First Prize in Mathematics at the University of Latvia,[1] where his professors included Alfreds Meders.[2] He worked as an assistant professor at the University of Latvia where he delivered lectures in the courses such as theoretical mechanics, orbital theory, celestial mechanics, practical analysis and descriptive geometry.[3] He also taught at the University of British Columbia from 1949 until 1974.[4][circular reference]
Leimanis's life and study centered around the three-body problem but he also had many publications related to the history of mathematics, philosophy, and religion.[5]
Publications
edit- The General Problem of the Motion of Coupled Rigid Bodies about a Fixed Point. New York: Springer (1965)[6]
References
edit- ^ Sullivan III, W. T. (1993). "Obituary: Eugene Leimanis, 1905-1992". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 25 (4): 1498. Bibcode:1993BAAS...25.1498S.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Alfreds Meders", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ "Eizens Leimanis, Donations, University of Latvia". University of Latvia. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Eižens Leimanis Latvian Wikipedia Article[circular reference]
- ^ Taimina, Daina; Henina, Ingrida; Zograf, Bohdan. "Some Notes on Mathematics in Latvia Through the Centuries". Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ The General Problem of the Motion of Coupled Rigid Bodies about a Fixed Point. Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy. Springer. 1965. ISBN 9783642884146. Retrieved 25 December 2018.