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Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen
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From left: David E. Rowe, Niccolò Guicciardini, Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, Oberwolfach 2005
Nationality Danish
Alma mater Roskilde University
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Thesis A contextualized mathematical history analysis of nonlinear programming: development history and multiple discovery (1999)
Doctoral advisor Anders Hede Madsen

Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen is a Danish mathematician. She works at Roskilde University and the University of Copenhagen. Her main interests are the history of mathematics, how people learn math, and the ideas behind mathematics.

Her Journey in Mathematics

Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen earned her doctorate degree in 1999 from Roskilde University. A doctorate is a very high university degree. It shows that someone is an expert in their chosen field. Her special research was about the history of a math topic called "nonlinear programming."

In 2012, she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. This is a special honor given to mathematicians who have done amazing work. It means they have made important contributions to the world of mathematics.

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