Sonja Lyttkens

1919-2014.

Mathematicians.

In 1956, Sonja Lyttkens became the second woman in Sweden to receive a doctorate in mathematics for a thesis on harmonic analysis.

In 1963, she became the country's first university lecturer in mathematics, a position she held until 1984. Lyttkens was also committed to improving the conditions for women in academia.

In addition to her work, Lyttkens devoted herself to watercolor painting and had already had several exhibitions before her retirement. Her watercolors are represented at the National Arts Council.

As late as 1986, Lyttkens published a work: General Tauberian Theorems Connected with a Theorem of Korenblum. After retirement, Lyttkens devoted himself entirely to his watercolor painting.

 

Burial site: 0327-2121

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