Osmo Pekonen
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Osmo Pekonen | |
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 Pekonen in 2012 | |
| Born | 2 April 1960 Mikkeli, Finland |
| Died | 12 October 2022 (aged 62) Uzès, France |
| Alma mater | University of Jyväskylä University of Lapland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, History of Science |
| Institutions | University of Jyväskylä University of Helsinki |
| 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.
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.
