Henk J. M. Bos
Hendrik Jan Maarten Bos | |
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 Bos in 2005 | |
| Born | 17 July 1940 |
| Died | 12 February 2024 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Historian of mathematics |
Hendrik Jan Maarten "Henk" Bos (17 July 1940 – 12 February 2024) was a Dutch
Life and career
Hendrik Jan Maarten Bos was born in Enschede on 17 July 1940.[1] Bos was a student of Hans Freudenthal and Jerome Ravetz at Utrecht University and in 1973 wrote a thesis "Differentials, higher order differentials, and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus" for his doctorate.[2]
Bos worked at Utrecht University for most of his career. In 1985 he became professor of history of mathematics.
Bos took an interest in the tractrix as a mathematical stimulus.[3][4]
Bos retired in 2005.
At his Valedictory Symposium[6] when he retired, Henk spoke on fluid concepts in mathematics in a talk titled "Loose Ends". He was awarded the Kenneth O. May Prize for 2005.[7]
Bos died in Amsterdam on Shrove Monday, 12 February 2024, at the age of 83.[1]
Selected publications
Bos contributed to the study of the mathematical works of the seventeenth-century philosopher René Descartes, including Descartes’ contribution to the development of algebra and geometry.[5]
- 1974: "Differentials, higher-order differentials and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus",
- 1980: "Newton, Leibnitz and the Leibnizian tradition", chapter 2, pages 49–93, in From the Calculus to Set Theory, 1630 – 1910: An Introductory History, edited by ISBN 0-7156-1295-6
- 1981: (with Herbert Mehrtens & ISBN 978-0-8176-3033-1
- 1984: "The closure theorem of Poncelet", Rend. Sem. Mat. Fis. Milano 54, 145–158 (1987).
- 1987: (with Kers, C.; Oort, F.; Raven, D. W.) "Poncelet's closure theorem", Exposition. Math. 5 no. 4, 289–364.
- 1993: Lectures in the History of Mathematics, History of Mathematics #7, ISBN 0-8218-9001-8
- 2001: Redefining Geometrical Exactness. Descartes' transformation of the early modern concept of construction, Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer-Verlag, New York.ISBN 978-1-4612-6521-4.
- 2012: Huygens, Christiaan (Also Huyghens, Christian), Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Encyclopedia.com
References
- ^ a b "Family notices - Henk Bos" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
- ^ Prof.dr. H.J.M. Bos (1940 - ) at the Catalogus Professorum Academiæ Rheno-Traiectinæ
- ^ H. J. M. Bos (1988) "Tractional motion and the Legitimation of Transcendental Curves", Centaurus 31(1): 9–62
- ^ Bos, H. J. M. (1989). "Recognition and Wonder – Huygens, Tractional Motion and Some Thoughts on the History of Mathematics" (PDF). Euclides. 63: 65–76.
- ^ a b "University of Aarhus Henk Bos appointed honorary professor at the University of Aarhus". University of Aarhus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ Valedictory Symposium Archived 18 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine from International Commission on the History of Mathematics
- ^ "Henk Bos Valedictory Symposium". International Mathematical Union (IMU). 1 July 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- JSTOR 4130218.
External links
- University of Aarhus Staff
- 155 Notes on Contributors
- Henk J. M. Bos at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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