Georg Frederik Ursin

Georg Frederik Ursin

Posthumous litograph
Born June 20, 1797
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died December 4, 1849
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation Mathematician
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 4th, 1849 in Copenhagen.

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

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