Ivo Lah
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Ivo Lah | |
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| Born | 5 September 1896 |
| Died | 23 March 1979 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Known for | Lah numbers |
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| Fields | Mathematics, statistics |
Ivo Lah (pronounced [ˈiːʋɔ ˈlax]; 5 September 1896 – 23 March 1979) was a Slovenian mathematician and actuary, best known for his discovery of the Lah numbers in 1955 and for the Lah identity. In the 1930s, Lah made the first tables about mortality rates in Slovenia.
Biography[edit]
Ivo Lah was born in Štrukljeva Vas near Cerknica, Austria-Hungary on 5 September 1896.[1]
In the 1930s, Lah made the first tables about mortality rates in Slovenia.[2] Lah published Racunske osnovice zivotnog osiguranja in 1947.[1]
Lah died at Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (which is in present-day Republic of Slovenia).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Tomaz Pisanski (2002). Ivo Lah. MacTutor History of Mathematics; accessed 5 March 2016.
- ^ Berlec, Metod (4 March 2019). "Dr. Janez Malačič: Pri nas je rodnost približno za tretjino prenizka glede na tisto, ki bi bila potrebna, da bi se prebivalstvo normalno obnavljalo!" (in Slovenian). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1979 deaths
- Actuaries
- 20th-century Slovenian mathematicians
- Yugoslav mathematicians
- Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb alumni
- University of Vienna alumni
- Slovenian military personnel
- Austro-Hungarian Army officers
- Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
- Academic staff of the University of Zagreb
- Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome
- People from the Municipality of Cerknica