Emanuel Gabriel Björling | |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1808 |
Birth Place: | Västerås |
Death Place: | Västerås |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Occupation: | Mathematician |
Spouse: | Sofia Emilia Bottiger |
Relatives: | Carl Fabian Björling (son) |
Emanuel Gabriel Björling (2 December 1808 – 3 November 1872)[1] was a Swedish mathematician. He was the father of mathematician Carl Fabian Björling.
In 1836, he became the associate professor of mechanics at the University of Uppsala.[1] [2] He was a lecturer and later a rector at Västerås grammar school.[1] He is most well known for the Björling problem.[1]
In 1850, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[1]