About
Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927) was a Swedish mathematician and a leading figure in complex analysis. After earning his doctorate at Uppsala in 1872, he studied in Paris, Göttingen, and Berlin, where he worked with Karl Weierstrass. A professor at Helsinki and later Stockholm, he is best known for the Mittag-Leffler theorem on meromorphic functions. Founder of the journal Acta Mathematica in 1882, he played a key role in the career of Sofia Kovalevskaya and in the recognition of Marie Curie. He bequeathed his villa and fortune to establish the Mittag-Leffler Institute, a research center in pure mathematics.
* 1846-03-16 — † 1927-07-07
Major works
- Acta Mathematica (1882)scientific journal
Key milestones
- 1872Received his PhD from Uppsala University.
- 1882Founded the international mathematical journal Acta Mathematica.
- 1916Established the Mittag-Leffler Institute in Djursholm, dedicated to pure mathematics.
Themes
Complex analysisMeromorphic functionsScientific publishingPromotion of women in scienceMathematical institutions
Sources: britannica.com · mittag-leffler.se