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Called Too Soon by Flames Afar

Full title: Called Too Soon by Flames Afar. Niels Henrik Abel and His Times

Internationally renowned for his pioneering discoveries in the field of mathematics, Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829) is one of Norway's most outstanding sons. His all-too-brief life coincided with the growth of a newly independent Norway, and in this biography Arild Stubhaug brings to life the whole of this crucial period in the country's history, to provide an illuminating account of the dramatic life of a young genius and the birth of a nation.

Praise for Called Too Soon by Flames Afar:

"a great contribution to our knowledge of Abel and his time."
(Notices of the American Mathematical Society)

"Arild Stubhaug's blend of biography and the history of ideas has resulted in an exceptional read... a completely unconventional reading experience"
(Verdens Gang)

"A biographical masterpiece."
(Stavanger Aftenblad)

"Stubhaug goes beyond the drawing of a living portrait, and to an even greater degree, gives a description of the milieus around Abel. Here Stubhaug paints his portrait with masterful, full-bodied and complex colouring and, along the way, explain the very soil in which Abel grew up."
(Dagbladet)

"With this book on Abel, Arild Stubhaug has set a new standard in Norwegian biography"
(Scandinavica)

"...you know much more about the mathematical genius and his time after having read the book. He gives the experts their due, but at the same time he makes all of us understand Niels Henrik Abel’s greatness"
(Fædrelandsvennen)

First published: 1996, Aschehoug Non-Fiction
Arild Stubhaug: Biography and bibliography

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