Talk:Niels Fabian Helge von Koch

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Add infobox?

I propose adding the following information to the article.

Helge von Koch
Niels Fabian Helge von Koch
Born	(1870-01-15)January 15, 1870 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	March 11, 1924(1924-03-11) (aged 54) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Known for	Koch snowflake
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	Stockholms universitet

If no one objects, I will commit this information after 24 hours. Rorae 18:57, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

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Article title

Why does the article title omit his first two names? —DIV (101.115.173.156 (talk) 11:37, 26 August 2012 (UTC))

In accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines [WP:NCP], this article should be titled "Niels Fabian Helge von Koch". Wikipedia's naming conventions are very clear: The "Firstname Lastname" format applies to the majority of biographical articles. A potential exception would for an individual who is much better known by an alternative name (for example, "Bill Clinton" instead of "William Jefferson Clinton"). In this instance, however, the Swedish surname is "von Koch" but the preposition was omitted in naming the Koch snowflake. In some biographies, the phrase "Helge von Koch" was used to distinguish this individual from his father ("Vogt von Koch") and his grandfather ("Samuel von Koch"), who were also notable figures in Sweden. Nonetheless, major biographies and other standard references simply refer to this individual as "von Koch"; see L. Garding, Mathematics and Mathematicians: Mathematics in Sweden before 1950 (Providence, R.I., 1998), and M. Bernkopf, Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). A complete bibliography of von Koch’s papers is in Acta Mathematica 45:345-348 (1925). If there are no objections within the next 7 days, I will proceed with re-titling this article with the individual's full name in accordance with the Wikipedia guidelines. Andrew.T.Levin (talk) 03:54, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

A point of information perhaps relevant to your question: In his publications in journals his name appears as "M. Helge von Koch" or "M. H. von Koch" (M. stands for Monsieur, meaning Mr.) for example "Sur une classe d'équations linéaires aux dérivées partielles. Note de M. H. von Koch, présentée par M. Picard", Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences, t. 121(1895), p 517", which article can be seen at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3077p/f517.tableDesMatieres

Netrapt (talk) 17:21, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation

I'm guessing it's [vɔn kɔt͡ʃ], but I don't know Swedish, so I wouldn't trust that. 195.195.14.70 (talk) 07:20, 1 May 2014 (UTC)