Tryggve Saxén (died March 2, 1970) was the first rector of the

University of Vaasa The University of Vaasa ( fi, Vaasan yliopisto, sv, Vasa universitet) is a multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in Vaasa, Finland. The campus of the university is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia adjacent to downtown Vaasa. The univ ...

(known as Vaasan kauppakorkeakoulu, Vaasa School of Economics at the time). Saxén was also a professor of

mathematical economics Mathematical economics is the application of mathematical methods to represent theories and analyze problems in economics. Often, these applied methods are beyond simple geometry, and may include differential and integral calculus, difference an ...

and

statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

. He died at the age of 49.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saxen, Tryggve 1920s births 1970 deaths Rectors of universities and colleges in Finland Academic staff of the University of Vaasa Year of birth missing