Menso Folkerts (born 22 June 1943) is a German mathematician and writer of popular science books.
Early life
Career
From 1980 to 2008 he was a professor at
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...
.
He was as a contributor to the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Awards
He received the
Kenneth O. May Prize
Kenneth O. May Prize and Medal in history of mathematics is an award of the International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM) "for the encouragement and promotion of the history of mathematics internationally". It was established in 19 ...
in 2013.
Bibliography
His publications include:
* ''Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics: The Latin Tradition''
* ''Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa''
References
External links
Official WebsiteGenealogy
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20th-century German mathematicians
1943 births
Living people
Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich