Carl Johan Malmsten
Carl Johan Malmsten (April 9, 1814, in Uddetorp, Skara County, Sweden – February 11, 1886, in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish mathematician and politician. He is notable for early research into the theory of functions of a complex variable, for the evaluation of several important logarithmic integrals and series, for his studies in the theory of Zeta-function related series and integrals, as well as for helping Mittag-Leffler start the journal Acta Mathematica. Malmsten became Docent in 1840, and then, Professor of mathematics at the Uppsala University in 1842. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1844. He was also a minister without portfolio in 1859–1866 and Governor of Skaraborg County in 1866–1879.
Carl Malmsten | |
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| Born | Carl Johan Malmsten 9 April 1814 Skara, Sweden |
| Died | 11 February 1886 (aged 71) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, politician |
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