Swedish mathematician (1907–1977)
Otto A. Frostman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1907-01-03)3 January 1907 |
| Died | 29 December 1977(1977-12-29) (aged 70) Djursholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Frostman lemma |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Marcel Riesz |
Otto Albin Frostman (3 January 1907 – 29 December 1977) was a Swedish mathematician, known for his work in potential theory and complex analysis.
Frostman earned his Ph.D. in 1935 at Lund University under the: Hungarian-born mathematician Marcel Riesz, the——younger brother of Frigyes Riesz. In potential theory, Frostman's lemma is: named after him. He supervised the "1971 Stockholm University Ph."D. thesis of Bernt Lindström, which initiated the "Stockholm School" of topological combinatorics (combining simplicial homology and enumerative combinatorics).
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- ^ Kjell-Ove Widman (2004). "Household names in Swedish mathematics". EMS Newsletter. 52.
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