Osmo Pekonen

Who is Osmo Pekonen?

Osmo Pekonen, PhD, D.Soc.Sc., is a Finnish mathematician, historian of science, and author. He is a docent at the University of Helsinki, at the University of Oulu, and at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the Book Reviews section editor of The Mathematical Intelligencer. He is also the translator of the Beowulf epic into Finnish, together with Clive Tolley, and the author of many other books published mainly in Finnish.