Erik Albert Holmgren belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists Erik Albert Holmgren as Swedish mathematician (1872-1943).
Erik Albert Holmgren was born at Adolf Fredriks parish in 1872. His recorded nationality is Sweden. He studied at Uppsala University.
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 Uppsala University.
The recorded fields of work are partial differential equation.
Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
That the work was done from Sweden matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Erik Albert Holmgren died in 1943, aged 71. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at Uppsala University
- Fields: partial differential equation
