Gösta Mittag-Leffler A Man of Conviction /
Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846–1927) played a significant role on the world stage as both a scientist and entrepreneur. Regarded as the father of Swedish mathematics, his influence extended far beyond his chosen field because of his extensive network of international contacts in science, business, and t...
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| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2010.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Prelude
- Journey at the Turn of the Century
- The House in Djursholm
- Family and Childhood
- Leffler and Mittag
- Gösta’s Parents
- The Teacher’s Family in Stockholm
- Four Years at Stockholm Gymnasium
- Studies
- First Semester in Uppsala
- Festivities and Student Drills
- Summer on the West Coast
- The Aristocracy of Lennartsnäs
- Controversy over the Academic Degree Regulations
- His Sister’s Debut and His Father’s Illness
- First Trip Abroad
- The Stablemaster at Övrejärva
- Doctoral Degree
- Docent in Uppsala
- A Turning Point
- With a Room in Paris
- In Göttingen
- With a Base in Berlin
- Traveling to Helsingfors
- In the Finnish Capital
- Waiting Time
- Professor, Husband, and Entrepreneur
- Installation in Helsingfors, Anniversary Celebration in Uppsala
- In “The Land Called Suomi”
- First Encounter with Italy
- Meeting Signe
- Acta Mathematica
- Wedding and Honeymoon
- New Roles in Stockholm
- Acta and the College
- Sonya K. and the “Brilliant” Life
- Winter Travels
- Summer in Switzerland
- Strife in the Academy of Sciences
- Rector of the College
- Social Entertainments Abound
- A Terrible Summer
- Involved in All Manner of Things
- Traveling to Algeria
- Meeting in Wernigerode
- A New Shift in Stockholm
- King Oscar’s Prize
- New Efforts on Sonya’s Behalf
- Fame, Friends, and Enemies
- Construction in Djursholm
- Sonya’s Death
- Life Goes On – I
- Donation to the College
- Business Affairs, Birth and Death
- Life Goes On – II
- Battlefields
- Celebrating His 50th Birthday
- Seeking a “Practical, Useful Result”
- A Marriage Teetering on the Brink
- One Thing After Another
- On the Verge of Bankruptcy
- Celebrating Niels Henrik Abel
- Two Funerals
- The Nobel Prizes, Another Battle
- The Almanac Dispute
- Signe’s Inheritance
- Political Ambitions and Huge Business Ventures
- Celebrating His 60th Birthday
- King Oscar’s Death
- More Celebrations and More Disputes
- The Big Poincaré Campaign
- From Dreams of Power to Resignation
- A New Home in the Dalarna Region
- Travels, Congresses, Prizes
- The Case Against Prime Minister Staaff
- World War, Writing His Will and Testament
- Establishment of a Mathematics Institute
- International Cooperation After the War
- Signe’s Death
- Still on the Move
- New Travels and Financial Setbacks
- Last Years.
