Johan Frederik Steffensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johan Frederik Steffensen

Danish mathematician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1873

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1961

Profession: mathematician, actuary

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Johan Frederik Steffensen

  • Johan Frederik Steffensen (28 February 1873, in Copenhagen – 20 December 1961) was a Danish mathematician, statistician, and actuary who did research in the fields of calculus of finite differences and interpolation.
  • He was professor of actuarial science at the University of Copenhagen from 1923 to 1943.
  • Steffensen's inequality and Steffensen's method (an iterative numerical method) are named after him.

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