Fredrik Lange-Nielsen

Fredrik Lange-Nielsen
Fredrik Lange-Nielsen
Born	13 May 1891; Eivindvik, Norway
Died	16 May 1980 (aged 89); Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	Norwegian Military Academy
Occupations	Mathematician; Insurance company manager;
Children	Trygve Lange-Nielsen; Mette Lange-Nielsen;
Relatives	Sissel Lange-Nielsen (daughter-in-law); Per Lillo-Stenberg (son-in-law); Lars Lillo-Stenberg (grandson);
Awards	Grand Cross of Den Gyldne Gris; Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav; Knight of the Danish Order of Dannebrog; Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star;

Fredrik Lange-Nielsen (13 May 1891 – 16 May 1980) was a Norwegian mathematician and insurance company manager. He chaired the Norwegian Students' Society, edited Norsk matematisk Tidsskrift, and lectured at the University of Oslo. He was chief executive of the insurance company Norske Liv for nearly twenty years, was elected member of several governmental commissions, and a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature from its establishment in 1953.

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