Eizens Leimanis

Eižens Leimanis (April 10, 1905 – December 4, 1992) was a Latvian mathematician who worked on the three-body problem. He taught for many years at the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Eižens Leimanis
Eižens Leimanis
Born(1905-04-10)April 10, 1905
Koceni parish
DiedDecember 4, 1992(1992-12-04) (aged 87)
NationalityLatvian
Other namesEugene
OccupationAssistant Professor, Professor
Spouse(s)Zigrida Gipslis
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity Of Latvia, University Of British Columbia

Personal information

Leimanis was born in Koceni parish, Valmiera county, Vidzeme province, Russian empire now Kocēni Parish in Latvia. Leimanis and his family went to exile in Germany at the end World War II. For more than half a century he lived in Germany and Canada, and as a professor of mathematics he also worked at the British Columbia University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He lived until the age of 87 and was survived by his wife and four children.

Career and education

Leimanis received a master's degree and First Prize in Mathematics at the University of Latvia.[1] He worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Latvia where he delivered lectures in the courses such as theoretical mechanics, orbital theory, celestial mechanics, practical analysis and descriptive geometry.[2] He also taught at the University of British Columbia from 1949 until 1974.[3]

Leimanis's life and study centered around the three-body problem but he also had many publications related to the history of mathematics, philosophy, and religion.[4]

Publications
  • The General Problem of the Motion of Coupled Rigid Bodies about a Fixed Point. New York: Springer (1965)[5]
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References
  1. Sullivan III, W. T. (1993). "Obituary: Eugene Leimanis, 1905-1992". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 25 (4): 1498. Bibcode:1993BAAS...25.1498S.
  2. "Eizens Leimanis, Donations, University of Latvia". University of Latvia. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. "Eižens Leimanis Latvian Wikipedia Article". Latvian Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. Taimina, Daina; Henina, Ingrida; Zograf, Bohdan. "Some Notes on Mathematics in Latvia Through the Centuries". Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. The General Problem of the Motion of Coupled Rigid Bodies about a Fixed Point. Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy Free Preview. Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy. Springer. 1965. ISBN 9783642884146. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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