Jens Erik Fenstad
Jens Erik Fenstad | |
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| Born | 15 April 1935 Bærum, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Known for | Mathematical logic |
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| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Oslo |
| Vice Rector of the Wesley Salmon | |
Jens Erik Fenstad (15 April 1935 – 13 April 2020) was a Norwegian mathematician.
Fenstad graduated as mag.scient. from the University of Oslo in 1959, and worked as a research fellow there and at UC Berkeley. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1968 to 2003, except for the years 1989 to 1993, when he was vice rector (prorektor). On 29 May 1998 Fensted received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science and Technology at
He chaired the Norwegian Mathematical Society and the World Commission on Ethics (COMEST) of the UNESCO, and co-founded the Abel Prize. He has also edited the journal Nordisk Matematisk Tidsskrift.[3] He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[5]
Fenstad resided in Østerås.[6] He died from COVID-19 on 13 April 2020, two days before his 85th birthday.[7]
See also
- Influence of non-standard analysis
References
- ^ "GND: 1077937954". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden". 9 June 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- ^ "DLMPST: History of Governance". Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009. Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "75 år 15. april: Professor Jens Erik Fenstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 March 2010.
- ^ Death announcement, Aftenposten, 17 April 2020, p. 59. "computability.org: A sad message". 14 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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