In the history of mathematics, Harald Bergström is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Harald Bergström as Swedish mathematician (1908–2001).
Harald Bergström was born at Mölltorp in 1908. 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 and Chalmers University of Technology.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
That the work was done from Sweden matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Harald Bergström died in 2001, aged 93. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at Uppsala University and Chalmers University of Technology
