Christer Oscar Kiselman

Background

Kiselman, Christer Oscar was born on April 8, 1939 in Stockholm. Son of Sam and Elsa (Aspelin) Svensson.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, U. Stockholm, 1966.

Career

Assistant, U. Stockholm, 1961-1963; research assistant, U. Stockholm, 1963-1965; member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1965-1966; associate professor, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1968-1979; professor, Uppsala (Sweden) U., since 1979; department chairman, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1971-1975, 77; vice dean division mathematics and physics, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1985-1987; dean division mathematics and computer science, Uppsala (Sweden) U., since 1992. Visiting professor U. Nice, France, 1967-1968. Science director Mittag-Leffler Institute, Djursholm, Sweden, 1987-1988.

Secretary general Internacia Scienca Akademio Comenius, since 1986.

Achievements

• Christer Oscar Kiselman has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Royal Academy Arts and Sciences (Uppsala), International Academy Sciences, Royal Society Sciences (Uppsala), Royal Swedish Academy Science, Academy Esperanto, Swedish Mathematics Society (treasurer 1970-1972), International Scienca Asocio Esperantista (vice president since 1986).

Connections

Married Astrid Björkman, September 9, 1961 (divorced March 1987). Children: Dan Samuel, Ola Jakob, Vanda Karolina.

Father:

Sam Svensson

Mother:

Elsa (Aspelin) Svensson

Spouse:

Astrid Björkman

child:

Ola Jakob Kiselman

child:

Vanda Karolina Kiselman

child:

Dan Samuel Kiselman