Anders Wiman
| Anders Wiman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 February 1865 Hammerlöf, Malmöhus County |
| Died |
13 August 1959 (aged 94) Lund |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Uppsala University |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Fabian Björling |
| Doctoral students |
Arne Beurling Fritz Carlson |
Anders Wiman (11 February 1865 – 13 August 1959) was a Swedish mathematician.
Life
Wiman attained his doctorate from Lund University in 1892, under supervision of Carl Fabian Björling. He later taught at Uppsala University, where Arne Beurling and Fritz Carlson were among his students.
Awards
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1905.
Work
He introduced Wiman's sextic curve.
External links
- Anders Wiman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- (French) Obituary by Trygve Nagell, appeared in Acta Mathematica 103 (1960)
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