Osmo Pekonen Explained

Osmo Pekonen
Birth Date:2 April 1960
Birth Place:Mikkeli, Finland
Death Place:Uzès, France
Nationality:Finnish
Fields:Mathematics, History of Science
Workplaces:University of Jyväskylä
University of Helsinki
Alma Mater:University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapland
Doctoral Advisors:1st thesis: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon and Max Karoubi 2nd thesis: Seppo Aho and Juha Pentikäinen

Osmo Pekonen (2 April 1960 – 12 October 2022) was a Finnish mathematician, historian of science, and author. He was a docent of mathematics at the University of Helsinki and at the University of Jyväskylä, a docent of history of science at the University of Oulu, and a docent of history of civilization at the University of Lapland. He was the Book Reviews section editor of The Mathematical Intelligencer.

Personal life and death

Pekonen died suddenly in his sleep on 12 October 2022, at the age of 62, in Uzès, France during a bicycle tour.[1]

Honours and distinctions

Osmo Pekonen was a corresponding member of four French academies; these are: Académie des sciences, arts et belles-lettres de Caen (founded in 1652), Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Besançon et de Franche-Comté (founded in 1752), Académie d'Orléans (founded in 1809) and Académie européenne des sciences, des arts et des lettres (founded in 1979).

In 2012, he was awarded the Prix Chaix d'Est-Ange of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in the field of history.

Bibliography

Doctoral theses

Monographies and edited volumes

Essay collections

Edited essay collections

Edited poem collections

Diaries

Prose translations

Translations of ancient poetry

Books with a preface by Osmo Pekonen

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kunnas. Sariola. Tarmo. Hannu. Osmo Pekonen 1960–2022. 28 October 2022 . Helsingin Sanomat . 18 October 2022. Finnish.