Georg Frederik Ursin

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Georg Frederik Ursin
G.F. Ursin by Carl Simonsen.jpg
Posthumous litograph
BornJune 20, 1797
DiedDecember 4, 1849
OccupationMathematician
Spouse(s)Helene Elisabeth de Thurah
Parent(s)Georg Jacob Krüger

Georg Frederik Ursin (baptised Georg Friderich Krüger; June 20, 1797 – December 4, 1849) was a Danish mathematician and astronomer.

Early life[]

His father, Georg Jacob Krüger, was a first lieutenant in the Royal Danish Navy, however, in 1798, his was stripped of his functions where was taken to Munkholmen, an islet north of Trondheim, Norway.

In the same year, Ursin was given royal license to carry the maternal family name from his mother, Jacobine Ursin (1772–1819), daughter of rear admiral Ursin, married to a wealthy shipbuilder and shipyard owner Lars Larsen.

Education[]

In 1814, Ursin passed an exam in land surveying before graduating cum laude from Metropolitanskolen in 1815. Having won a prize assignment involving regular polyhedron, he passed a second exam cum laude.

Death and legacy[]

Ursin died on December 4, 1849, in Copenhagen.

A DSB Class EA locomotive no. 3020 is named after Ursin.


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