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Swedish mathematician (1925–2005)

Germund Dahlquist (16 January 1925 – 8 February 2005) was a Swedishmathematician known primarily for his early contributions to the theory of numerical analysis as applied to differential equations.

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Dahlquist began to study mathematics at Stockholm University in 1942 at the age of 17, where he cites the Danish mathematician Harald Bohr (who was living in exile after the occupation of Denmark during World War II) as a profound influence.^[1]

He received the degree of licentiat from Stockholm University in 1949, before taking a break from his studies to work at the Swedish Board of Computer Machinery (Matematikmaskinnämnden), working on (among other things) the early computer BESK, Sweden's first.

During this time, he also worked with Carl-Gustaf Rossby on early numerical weather forecasts.

Dahlquist returned to Stockholm University to complete his Ph.D., Stability and Error Bounds in the Numerical Solution of Or Germund Dahlquist (1925 - 2005) - Biography - MacTutor ... ROLA