12 Facts About Einar Hille

Carl Einar Hille was an American mathematics professor and scholar.

Einar Hille's parents were both immigrants from Sweden who separated before his birth.

Einar Hille was brought up by his mother, Edla Eckman, who took the surname Hille.

When Einar Hille was two years old, he and his mother returned to Stockholm.

Einar Hille spent the next 24 years of his life in Sweden, returning to the United States when he was 26 years old.

Einar Hille was awarded his first degree in mathematics in 1913 and the equivalent of a master's degree in the following year.

In 1919 Einar Hille was awarded the Mittag-Leffler Prize and was given the right to teach at the Stockholm University.

Einar Hille subsequently taught at Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University and the University of Chicago.

Einar Hille was a member of the London Mathematical Society and the Circolo Matematico di Palermo.

Einar Hille was president of the American Mathematical Society and was the Society's Colloquium lecturer in 1944.

Einar Hille received many honours including election to the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences.

Einar Hille was awarded by Sweden with the Order of the Polar Star.