Axel Sophus Guldberg (2 November 1838 – 28 February 1913) was a Norwegian mathematician.[1][2][3]

Axel Sophus Guldberg
Born(1838-01-02)2 January 1838
Died28 February 1913(1913-02-28) (aged 75)
NationalityNorwegian
SpouseKathinka Fredrikke Marie Borchsenius
ChildrenAlf Victor Guldberg
Parents
  • Carl August Guldberg (father)
  • Hanna Sophie Theresia Bull (mother)
RelativesCato Maximilian Guldberg
Cathinka Guldberg
Hans Riddervold Guldberg
Carl Johan Guldberg
Fredrik Oscar Guldberg
Gustav Adolph Guldberg
Ansgar Guldberg
AwardsOrder of St. Olav (Knight 1st Class)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNorwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

Biography

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Born 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Axel Sophus Guldberg". SNL (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ Blangstrup, Christian (1915–30). "Guldberg, 1. Axel Sophus". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish) (2 ed.). p. 393. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Guldberg, 3. Axel Sofus". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish) (2 ed.). 1909. p. 591. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). "GULDBERG Alf Victor Emanuel". Hvem er hvem? (2 ed.). p. 152. Retrieved 16 October 2022.