Emanuel Björling
Swedish mathematician
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| Intro | Swedish mathematician | ||
| Places | Sweden | ||
| was | Mathematician | ||
| Work field | Mathematics | ||
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| Birth | 1 January 1808 | ||
| Death | 1 January 1872 (aged 64 years) | ||
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Biography
Emanuel Gabriel Björling (1808–1872) was a Swedish mathematician.
Career
In 1836, he became the associate professor of mechanics at the University of Uppsala. He was a lecturer and later a rector at Västerås grammar school. He is most well known for the Björling problem.
In 1850, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.