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Albert Dou

1915 – 2009

Spanish mathematician and Jesuit

Highway engineerMathematician Catholic priest
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Lived 1915 – 2009 (aged 93). Albert Dou was a Spanish highway engineer, mathematician, catholic priest and jesuit.

Alberto Dou Mas de Xaxàs (21 December 1915, Olot–10 April 2009, San Cugat del Vallés) was a Spanish Jesuit and mathematician.

He fought on the Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1960, he was elected president of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society.

Selected works Fundamentos de Matemáticas. Fundamentos de Física. The Mathematics Genealogy project. Las teorías del movimiento de proyectiles y paralelas de Aristóteles a Einstein. La verdad en la Matemática axiomática. La mutua influencia entre Matemática y Física. [co-writer] Los Cuadritejidos planos. The corollarium II to the proposition XXIII of Saccheri's Euclides. Las Matemáticas en la España de los Austrias. Método de máximos y mínimos. Los primeros testimonios del Nuevo Testamento. [co-writer] Rang der ebenen 4-Gwebe. Upper Estimate of Potential Elastic Energy of a Cylinder. Logical and Historical Remarks on Saccheri's Geometry. Las derivadas segundas del potencial del volumen. De la verdad a la validez en Geometría (1733-1871).

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Highway engineer, mathematician, Catholic priest, Jesuit
Nationality
Education
University of Barcelona, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), University of Hamburg, Complutense University of Madrid
Positions held
President of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society, Rector, Member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
Employers
Complutense University of Madrid, University of Deusto, Ejército Nacional, Superior Technical School of Industrial Engineers of Madrid
Awards
Honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga; Narcís Monturiol Medal; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Also known as
Alberto Dou Mas de Xaxàs

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Albert Dou's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Albert Dou?

Spanish mathematician and Jesuit (1915-2009)

When was Albert Dou born?

Albert Dou was born on 21 December 1915 in Olot.

When did Albert Dou die?

Albert Dou died on 18 April 2009 in Sant Cugat del Vallès.

What was Albert Dou's occupation?

Albert Dou was a highway engineer, mathematician, catholic priest and jesuit.

What nationality was Albert Dou?

Albert Dou was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Albert Dou

· Wikidata: Q8193470

· DBpedia: Alberto Dou Mas de Xaxàs

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