Menso Folkerts Explained

Menso Folkerts
Birth Date:	22 June 1943
Birth Place:	Germany
Occupation:	Mathematician
Nationality:	German

Menso Folkerts (born 22 June 1943) is a German mathematician and writer of popular science books.

Early life

Menso Folkerts was born on June 22, 1943, in Eschwege, Germany. From 1962 to 1967 he studied classical philology, mathematics and historical auxiliary sciences at the University of Göttingen.^[1]

Career

From 1980 to 2008 he was a professor at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

He was as a contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica.^[2]

Folkerts completed a database of over 7000 letters written by or sent to Gauss, which can be accessed on the internet.^[3]

Awards and Honours

He received the Kenneth O. May Prize in 2013.^[4] His scholarship has been recognized by various academies.^[1] For example, he is a Member of the International Academy of the History of Science,^[5] and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.^[6]

Bibliography

His publications include:^{[7] [8] [9]}

• Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics: The Latin Tradition
• Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa

External links

• Princeton Press Author Website
• Genealogy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Congratulations to Menso Folkerts on his Sixty-fifth Birthday 22 June, 2008 . International Mathematical Union (IMU) . 2024-02-29.
2. Web site: Menso Folkerts | Britannica .
3. Web site: The complete correspondence of Carl Friedrich Gauß . Carl Friedrich Gauß Letters . 2024-02-29.
4. Web site: Awarding of the May Prizes for 2013 | International Mathematical Union (IMU) .
5. Web site: Menso Folkerts . International Academy of the History of Science . 1981-03-20 . 2024-02-29.
6. Web site: Menso Folkerts . Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina . 2023-06-29 . 2024-02-29.
7. Web site: Folkerts, Menso .
8. Web site: Menso Folkerts: Books, biography, latest update . Amazon .
9. Web site: Menso Folkerts .