Arnljot Høyland belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists Arnljot Høyland as Norwegian mathematician and professor.
Arnljot Høyland was born at Bærum Municipality in 1924. His recorded nationality is Norway. He studied at University of Oslo and University of California, Berkeley.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at University of Oslo, Norwegian Institute of Technology and Norwegian Intelligence Service.
His principal contribution is Julekveldsvisa. Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
Recognition followed: Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1995).
That the work was done from Norway matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Arnljot Høyland died in 2002, aged 78. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav — 1995
- Notable work: Julekveldsvisa
- Held posts at University of Oslo, Norwegian Institute of Technology and Norwegian Intelligence Service
