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Social Entertainments Abound

In: Gösta Mittag-Leffler

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  • Arild Stubhaug

    (University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics)

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The year 1887 began with conflicts at the Victoria and Skandia insurance companies. Should Victoria have its own administrative director, or should the two companies merge? Chairman of the board Lagregring wanted his brother-in-law Leijonhufvud to be hired for the position, and that was how things turned out in spite of strong opposition from others, including Mittag-Leffler, who was not particularly impressed. “The new director looks like a real sheep.” As an actuary and mathematician, Mittag-Leffler was now asked to take on a number of tasks. Knut Wallenberg asked him to calculate the “mathematical worth” of Skandia, to see whether the value was in proportion to earnings and profits.

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  • Arild Stubhaug, 2010. "Social Entertainments Abound," Springer Books, in: Gösta Mittag-Leffler, pages 343-351, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-11672-8_37
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11672-8_37
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