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June 26, 2002
A SFU scholar who is well known for his lively speeches on ancient mathematics is the new president of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosphy of Mathematics (CSHPM).
Professor Len Berggren was elected at the society’s annual meeting in Toronto in May. The 30-year-old society promotes research on the history of mathematics. Berggren’s promotion of the subject led to him becoming a co-recipient of SFU’s annual President’s award for service in media and public relations in 2001.
As the newly elected president of the CSHMP, Berggren wants to foster the society’s ties with mathematicians and math educators. Berggren co-authored the first complete and reliable English translation of Ptolemy’s Geography, a book about Alexandrian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy’s map-making.
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CONTACT
Len Berggren, 604.291.3378, len_berggren@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035
Professor Len Berggren was elected at the society’s annual meeting in Toronto in May. The 30-year-old society promotes research on the history of mathematics. Berggren’s promotion of the subject led to him becoming a co-recipient of SFU’s annual President’s award for service in media and public relations in 2001.
As the newly elected president of the CSHMP, Berggren wants to foster the society’s ties with mathematicians and math educators. Berggren co-authored the first complete and reliable English translation of Ptolemy’s Geography, a book about Alexandrian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy’s map-making.
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CONTACT
Len Berggren, 604.291.3378, len_berggren@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035