Sven Erlander
Sven Erlander | |
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 Sven Erlander, 2014 | |
| Born | 25 May 1934 Halmstad, Sweden |
| Died | 13 June 2021 (aged 87) Linköping, Sweden |
| Occupations | Professor of mathematics, Rector of Linköping University |
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| Ulf Grenander | |
Sven Bertil Erlander (25 May 1934 – 13 June 2021)[1][2] was a Swedish mathematician and academic.
Biography
[edit]Erlander was the son of Tage Erlander, who was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969. He published several of his father's diaries.[3]
He received his PhD in mathematics from Stockholm University in 1968. In 1971 he became a professor in Optimisation at Linköping University. In Linköping he was department head of the Mathematics department from 1973 to 1976, and dean of the Institute of Technology between 1978 and 1983.
Awards
[edit]- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, 1983
- Honorary Doctorate, Gdańsk University, Poland
Publications
[edit]- Cost-Minimizing Choice Behavior in Transportation Planning, monograph, Springer Verlag, 2010.
References
[edit]- ↑ "In memoriam: Professor Sven Erlander – ERSA". 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sven Erlander har avlidit".
- ↑ Article in Norrköpings Tidningar Deprecated link archived 7 September 2012 at archive.today (in Swedish)
- ↑ CV at Linköping University Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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