Otto Frostman

Otto Albin Frostman (3 January 1907 – 29 December 1977) was a Swedish mathematician, known for his work in potential theory and complex analysis.

Otto A. Frostman
Born(1907-01-03)3 January 1907
Höör, Sweden
Died29 December 1977(1977-12-29) (aged 70)
Djursholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Known forFrostman lemma
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorMarcel Riesz

Frostman earned his Ph.D. in 1935 at Lund University under the Hungarian-born mathematician Marcel Riesz, the younger brother of F. Riesz. In potential theory, Frostman's lemma is named after him.[1] He supervised the 1971 Stockholm University Ph.D. thesis of Bernt Lindström, which initiated the "Stockholm School" of topological combinatorics (combining simplicial homology and enumerative combinatorics).

Notes
  1. Kjell-Ove Widman (2004). "Household names in Swedish mathematics". EMS Newsletter. 52.


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