Börje Langefors
Encyclopedia
Börje Langefors was a Swedish engineer
and computer scientist
, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University
and Royal Institute of Technology
, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a science
."
, Sweden, in 1915, and received his training from the Royal Institute of Technology
, Stockholm. He started his career in Nordic Armature Factories (NAF) industries, and in 1949 he got recruited for the SAAB
aircraft company. In 1965 he went to Stockholm and was stationed at the University at the Department of Mathematical Statistics. From 1967 to 1980 he was Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University
and Royal Institute of Technology
, Stockholm.
In 1974/75 he has been a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, where he completed the writing of a book "Information and Control in Organizations" on Information Systems Architecture. Further more Langefors was one of the key players in founding the IFIP TC8 Technical Committee of Information Systems in 1976.
Among his former students and later colleagues in Stockholm were Janis Bubenko, Göran Goldkuhl John Impagliazzo & Arne Sølvberg
. In 1999 he received the LEO Award of the Association for Information Systems for his lifetime achievement.
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
and Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a science
Science
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."
Biography
Langefors was born in YstadYstad
Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...
, Sweden, in 1915, and received his training from the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm. He started his career in Nordic Armature Factories (NAF) industries, and in 1949 he got recruited for the SAAB
Saab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...
aircraft company. In 1965 he went to Stockholm and was stationed at the University at the Department of Mathematical Statistics. From 1967 to 1980 he was Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
and Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm.
In 1974/75 he has been a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, is an independent research institute in the field of the humanities and social and behavioural sciences founded in 1970...
in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, where he completed the writing of a book "Information and Control in Organizations" on Information Systems Architecture. Further more Langefors was one of the key players in founding the IFIP TC8 Technical Committee of Information Systems in 1976.
Among his former students and later colleagues in Stockholm were Janis Bubenko, Göran Goldkuhl John Impagliazzo & Arne Sølvberg
Arne Sølvberg
Arne Sølvberg is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in computer science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.- Biography :...
. In 1999 he received the LEO Award of the Association for Information Systems for his lifetime achievement.
Publications
Langefors published numerous papers in journals, books, and archival proceedings since the 1970s. Books, a selection:- 1966. Theoretical analysis of information systems. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- 1975. Information systems architecture. With Bo Sundgren. Petrocelli/Charter.
- 1977. Information and Data in Systems. With Kjell SamuelsonKjell SamuelsonKjell Samuelson is a Swedish systems scientist, Sci-Tech consultant, Professor Emeritus at the Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, and a pioneer of Systems Science & Cybernetics, Communications & Informatics Technology and Global Networks.- Biography :Samuelson holds dual...
. - 1986. Trends in information systems: an anthology of papers from conferences of the IFIP Technical Committee 8 "Information Systems" to commemorate their tenth anniversary. With A. A. Verrijn Stuart and Giampio Bracchi. International Federation for Information Processing. Technical Committee for Information Systems.
- 1996. Essays on Infology