Celebrating His 50th Birthday

Arild Stubhaug ()
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Arild Stubhaug: University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics

A chapter in Gösta Mittag-Leffler, 2010, pp 431-433 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract On March 16, 1896, Mittag-Leffler turned 50, and the celebration was a revealing demonstration of his position and prominence. On the day itself volume 20 of Acta Mathematica was published – the volume included two treatises by Poincaré – and a formal written greeting, a so-called address covering twelve pages, was delivered to Gösta, beautifully bound and imprinted with the words: Adresse présentée à Monsieur Mittag-Leffler le 16 mars 1896, jour du cinquantième anniversaire de sa naissance. It was signed by 378 mathematicians from all parts of the world. They hailed Mittag-Leffler for founding Acta Mathematica, which in such a splendid way had contributed to the development of mathematics. They also emphasized the beneficial influence that he’d had on the study of science in Scandinavia, ranking him on a par with Linnaeus, Scheele, Abel, Berzelius, and Ørsted. Those who had signed the address had also contributed money – a total of 6,550 francs had been collected. Each country had had its own organizational committee, and the whole effort had been led by Appell and Painlevé in Paris.

Keywords: 50th Birthday; Bank Loan; Organizational Committee; Calcium Carbide; Passenger Ship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11672-8_52

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