Osmo Pekonen | |
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Osmo Pekonen in 2012.
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Born |
Mikkeli |
2 April 1960
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.