Henk J. M. Bos

Hendrik Jan Maarten "Henk" Bos (born 17 July 1940, Enschede)[1] is a Dutch historian of mathematics. He worked at Utrecht University for most of his career from 1971 and was professor of history of mathematics from 1985 until he retired in 2005.[2] Since his retirement he has been honorary professor of the history of mathematics at the Faculty of Science at the University of Aarhus. He is married to Kirsti Andersen.

Honors

In 2005, he was awarded the Kenneth O. May Medal.

Selected publications

He has worked on subjects such as the mathematical works of the seventeenth-century philosopher René Descartes, including Descartes’ contribution to the development of algebra and geometry.[3]

Joseph Harris wrote for MathSciNet: "the authors trace very carefully the history of the problem, describing various approaches culminating in a modern proof. The paper is fascinating from both a historical and a mathematical point of view, and should serve as the definitive source of information about Poncelet's problem in the future" here

References

  1. Prof.dr. H.J.M. Bos (1940 - ) at the Catalogus Professorum Academiæ Rheno-Traiectinæ
  2. "University of Aarhus Henk Bos appointed honorary professor at the University of Aarhus". University of Aarhus.
  3. "University of Aarhus Henk Bos appointed honorary professor at the University of Aarhus". University of Aarhus.
  4. Guiciardini, Niccolò (2002). "Review: Redefining Geometrical Exactness: Descartes' Transformation of the Early Modern Concept of Construction by Henk J. M. Bos". Early Science and Medicine. 7 (2): 155–157. JSTOR 4130218.
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