Bent Fuglede

Background

FUGLEDE, Bent was born on October 8, 1925 in Copenhagen. Son of late Albert Fuglede and Adda (nee Fjord Pedersen) Fuglede.

Education

Fuglede graduated from Skt. In 1948 at the University of Copenhagen after which he studied in United States of America until 1951.

Career

He is known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, in particular functional analysis, where he has proved Fuglede"s theorem and stated Fuglede"s conjecture. Jørgens Gymnasium 1943 and received his magazine scient. og candidate magazine In 1952 he was employed as scientific assistant at Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt and in 1954 as amanuensis at Matematisk Institut University of Copenhagen, in 1958 associate professor, and in 1959 head of department.

Fuglede also spent one year in Lund (Sweden) as Nordic docent.

Fuglede received his dr.phil. (Doctor of Philosophy) in 1960 from the University of Copenhagen.

His doctoral advisor was Børge Jessen. after which he became professor of math at Danmarks tekniske Højskole. In 1965 he became professor of math at the University of Copenhagen, where he stayed until his retirement in 1992. and the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

Achievements

• Bent Fuglede has been listed as a noteworthy mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

American Mathematical Society. Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Finnish Academy of Science and Letters]

He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Connections

Married Olafia Einarsdottir, March 6, 1954. 1 child, Einar.

Father:

Albert Fuglede

Mother:

Adda (Fjord Pedersen) Fuglede

Spouse:

Olafia Einarsdottir

child:

Einar Fuglede