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Johannes Hjelmslev

1873 – 1950

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Lived 1873 – 1950 (aged 76). Johannes Hjelmslev was a Danish mathematician, historian of mathematics and university teacher.

Johannes Trolle Hjelmslev (; 7 April 1873 – 16 February 1950) was a mathematician from Hørning, Denmark. Hjelmslev worked in geometry and history of geometry. He was the discoverer and eponym of the Hjelmslev transformation, a method for mapping an entire hyperbolic plane into a circle with a finite radius. He was the father of Louis Hjelmslev.

Originally named Johannes Trolle Petersen, he changed his patronymic to the surname Hjelmslev to avoid confusion with Julius Petersen. Some of his results are known under his original name, including the Petersen–Morley theorem.

Publications Johannes Hjelmslev, Grundprinciper for den infinitesimale Descriptivgeometri med Anvendelse paa Læren om variable Figurer. Afhandling for den philosophiske Doctorgrad, 1897 Johannes Hjelmslev, Deskriptivgeometri: Grundlag for Forelæsninger paa Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Jul. Gjellerup 1904 Johannes Hjelmslev, Geometriske Eksperimenter, Jul. Gjellerup 1913 Johannes Hjelmslev, Darstellende Geometrie, Teubner 1914 Johannes Hjelmslev, Geometrische Experimente, Teubner 1915 Johannes Hjelmslev, Lærebog i Geometri til Brug ved den Polytekniske Læreanstalt, Jul. Gjellerup 1918 Johannes Hjelmslev, Die natürliche Geometrie- vier Vorträge, Hamburger Mathematische Einzelschriften 1923 Johannes Hjelmslev, Om et af den danske matematiker Georg Mohr udgivet skrift Euclides Danicus, udkommet i Amsterdam i 1672", Matematisk Tidsskrift B, 1928, pp 1-7 Johannes Hjelmslev, Grundlagen der projektiven Geometrie, 1929 Johannes Hjelmslev, Beiträge zur Lebensbeschreibung von Georg Mohr, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Math.-Fys. Meddelelser, Bd.11, 1931, Nr.4 Johannes Hjelmslev, Grundlag for den projektive Geometri, Gyldendal 1943

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Copenhagen
Positions held
Rector
Employers
University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark
Awards
Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Denmark; The Royal Danish Academy Gold Medal
Also known as
Johannes Trolle Hjelmslev, Johannes Petersen, Johannes Trolle Petersen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Johannes Hjelmslev?

mathematician (1873–1950)

When was Johannes Hjelmslev born?

Johannes Hjelmslev was born on 7 April 1873 in Hørning.

When did Johannes Hjelmslev die?

Johannes Hjelmslev died on 16 February 1950 in Copenhagen.

What was Johannes Hjelmslev's occupation?

Johannes Hjelmslev was a mathematician, historian of mathematics and university teacher.

What nationality was Johannes Hjelmslev?

Johannes Hjelmslev was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johannes Hjelmslev

· Wikidata: Q936255

· DBpedia: Johannes Hjelmslev

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