Carl Ludvig Godske belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists Carl Ludvig Godske as Norwegian mathematician and meteorologist (1906-1970).
Carl Ludvig Godske was born at Bindal Municipality in 1906. His recorded nationality is Norway.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the foundations of mathematics were under open attack, and set theory and logic became urgent questions.
His academic posts were held at University of Bergen.
Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of St. Olav.
That the work was done from Norway matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Carl Ludvig Godske died in 1970, aged 64. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Knight of the Order of St. Olav
- Held posts at University of Bergen
