Carl Fabian Björling
Appearance
Carl Fabian Emanuel Björling (30 November 1839 – 6 May 1910) was a Swedish mathematician and meteorologist.
Life
[edit]He was born on 30 November 1839 in Västerås, Sweden, and died on 6 May 1910. He was the son of mathematician Emanuel Björling and father of lawyer Carl Georg Björling.
Career
[edit]He attained his Ph.D. from Uppsala University in 1863. In 1863, he became an associate professor of mathematics at Uppsala University. In 1867 he was appointed a lecturer of mathematics and physics at the Halmstad grammar school.
From 1873 to 1904 he was the professor of mathematics at Lund University. In 1886, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
References
[edit]- "571–572 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 3. Bergsvalan – Branstad)". runeberg.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
External links
[edit]- "The Mathematics Genealogy Project – Carl Björling". genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- Author profile in the database zbMATH