In the history of mathematics, Theodor Haagaas is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Theodor Haagaas as Norwegian mathematician and educator (1873–1961).
Theodor Haagaas was born at Tistedalen in 1873. His recorded nationality is Norway. He studied at University of Oslo.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the foundations of mathematics were under open attack, and set theory and logic became urgent questions.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
Recognition followed: King's Medal of Merit in Gold (1949).
That the work was done from Norway matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Theodor Haagaas died in 1961, aged 88. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold — 1949
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