Gosta Mittag-Leffler (1846 1927) played a significant role as both a scientist
and entrepreneur. Regarded as the father of Swedish mathematics, his influence
extended far beyond his chosen field because of his extensive network of
international contacts in science, business, and the arts. He was instrumental
in seeing to it that Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. One of
Mittag-Leffler s major accomplishments was the founding of the journal Acta
Mathematica, published by Institut Mittag-Leffler and Sweden s Royal Academy of
Sciences. Arild Stubhaug s research for this monumental biography relied on a
wealth of primary and secondary resources, including more than 30000 letters
that are