Osmo Pekonen

Osmo Pekonen
Born	2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) (age 51) Mikkeli
Nationality	Finland
Fields	Mathematics, History of Science
Institutions	University of Jyväskylä University of Helsinki
Alma mater	University of Jyväskylä University of Lapland
Doctoral advisor	1st thesis: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon and Max Karoubi 2nd thesis: Seppo Aho and Juha Pentikäinen

Osmo Pekonen, PhD, D.Soc.Sc., (born 2 April 1960), is a Finnish mathematician, historian of science, and author. He is a docent at the University of Helsinki, at the University of Oulu, and at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the Book Reviews section editor of The Mathematical Intelligencer. He is also the translator of the Beowulf epic into Finnish, together with Clive Tolley, and the author of many other books published mainly in Finnish.

References

• Osmo Pekonen at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
• Osmo Pekonen homepage
• Osmo Pekonen's results at the International Mathematical Olympiad
• Descartes Prize nominee citation

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Name	Pekonen, Osmo
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Date of birth	2 April 1960
Place of birth	Mikkeli
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