Johannes Sven Urban Hjorth

Background

Hjorth, Johannes Sven Urban was born on January 29, 1941 in Eksjö, Sweden. Son of Gunnar and Aggie Ingeborg Kristina Hjorth.

Education

Master in Engineering, Chalmers Institute Technology, 1965; Technology licensed, Chalmers Institute Technology, 1968.

Career

Assistant department mathematics, Chalmers Institute Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, 1963-1968; research assistant, teaching assistant department mathematics statistics, Umeå (Sweden) U., 1967-1970; docent, Umeå (Sweden) U., 1985-1986; lecturer, mathematics, statistics, Linköping U., Sweden, since 1970; department head, Linköping U., Sweden, 1980-1983.

Achievements

• Johannes Sven Urban Hjorth has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Metorological Society, Swedish Statistical Association (head 1987-1989), Bernouill Society.

Connections

Married Christina Agnes Sparrman, October 22, 1946. Children: Kerstin, Sven, Björn, Olof, Magnus, Kristoffer.

Father:

Gunnar Hjorth

Mother:

Aggie Ingeborg Kristina Hjorth

Spouse:

Christina Agnes Sparrman

child:

Björn Hjorth

child:

Olof Hjorth

child:

Kristoffer Hjorth

child:

Sven Hjorth

child:

Magnus Hjorth

child:

Kerstin Hjorth