Emanuel Gabriel Björling (2 December 1808 – 3 November 1872) was a Swedish mathematician. He was the father of mathematician Carl Fabian Björling.
Career In 1836, he became the associate professor of mechanics at the University of Uppsala. He was a lecturer and later a rector at Västerås grammar school. He is most well known for the Björling problem.
In 1850, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=20542 Author profile in the database zbMATH