Osmo Pekonen

Osmo Pekonen

Osmo Pekonen in 2012.
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960
Mikkeli
Nationality  Finland
Fields Mathematics, History of Science
Institutions University of Jyväskylä
University of Helsinki
Alma mater University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapland
Doctoral advisor 1st thesis: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon and Max Karoubi 2nd thesis: Seppo Aho and Juha Pentikäinen

Osmo Pekonen, PhD, D.Soc.Sc., (born 2 April 1960), is a Finnish mathematician, historian of science, and author. He is a docent at the University of Helsinki, at the University of Oulu, at the University of Lapland, and at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the Book Reviews section editor of The Mathematical Intelligencer. He is also the translator of the Beowulf epic into Finnish, together with Clive Tolley, and the author of several other books published in English, Finnish and French.

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