Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen

Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰelˀsn̩]) is a Danish mathematician who works in the Department of Science, Systems and Models (IMFUFA) at Roskilde University,[1] and in the Department of Science Education at the University of Copenhagen.[2] Her research interests include the philosophy of mathematics, history of mathematics, and mathematics education.

Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen
From left: David E. Rowe, Niccolò Guicciardini, Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, Oberwolfach 2005
NationalityDanish
Alma materRoskilde University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Thesis A contextualized mathematical history analysis of nonlinear programming: development history and multiple discovery  (1999)
Doctoral advisorAnders Hede Madsen

Life and work

Kjeldsen earned her doctorate in 1999 from Roskilde University under the supervision of Anders Hede Madsen. It was titled: En kontekstualiseret matematikhistorisk analyse af ikke-lineær programmering: udviklingshistorie og multipel opdagelse (A contextualized mathematical history analysis of nonlinear programming: development history and multiple discovery.[3]

In 2012, she became one of the fellows of the American Mathematical Society.[4]

References
  1. Faculty profile, Roskilde University, retrieved 2015-02-22.
  2. Faculty profile, University of Copenhagen, retrieved 2015-02-22.
  3. Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-02-22.
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