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Hjeonvix Rjoht (fT 2236 – fT 2316 (aged 80)) was a Chick Corean mathematician, composer and music theorist. Among Clotricians, she is often regarded as the greatest woman composer and mathematician who ever lived.
Traits
- Basically a 20th-century mathematician living in the 18th or 19th century
- funny but is a bit of a jerk - is a colorful figure overall
- harsh grader as a professor
- attractiveness: 6/10; not very feminine at all
- typical outfit?
- "18th-century" "outdoors" outfit - with leather and metal
- Languages: - not a lot of languages, only enough to read most Talman mathematical literature and give lectures
- Chick Corean (native speaker)
- a Varrkkúnic language (non-native speaker)
- Varrkkún (can read)
Historical backdrop
Mathematics
How much of math have they axiomatized - Set theory or an equivalent axiomatization.
Do they have category theory? - No, but they are close to having it.
What algebra/number theory/geometry stuff do they know?
- Algebra and geometry (pre-university)
- Physics
- Calculus; real and complex analysis (thanks to Càdlàg and [Netagin guy X])
- They just got abstract algebra
Music
What composers had been there? What styles, textures and harmony had they used?
Early life and education
Hjeonvix was born in the city of Flijeon (in the principality of Éise) to a semi-aristocratic background as the third of four children. Her father, Fúnchíd Hjeonvix, was a mathematics professor in the University of Flijeon who would compose in his spare time. Her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a socialite, classical ngjeoms player and music teacher. Her father's father, Tafágh Hjeonvix, was an army officer, and her mother's brother, Lothair Brinne, was a sjogreo player.
A precocious tomboy, early on Reocht was taught mathematics and ngjeoms by her parents. She started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was to a large extent self-taught in the boarding school math and music curriculum, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries, music to listen to, and instruments to learn to play. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Flijeon at age 10 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 16.
Around graduation, Hjeonvix began to study with composers such as Cosca Síomha and to develop a musical language characterized by showy, adventurous harmony. She was also skilled in counterpoint, which was already evident in her first "string quartet" (= piece for three ngjeoms and one ngjeomsam, typically structured in several movements) which she finished at 16. In fT 2252 she attempted to win the prestigious composition prize Farcadh Dalóra, but failed. 4 On her second attempt in fT 2255 (at age 19) she won the prize with her [some cantata or mini-opera], marking the first time Farcadh Dalóra was won by a woman.
After winning Farcadh Dalóra Hjeonvix returned to the University of Flijeon as a doctoral student in mathematics, and was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation [something about algebraic curves?] (fT 2261) under the supervision of Zaeftseor Lik. Shortly thereafter, Hjeonvix accepted habilitation in the mathematics department of the University of Flijeon.
Later life
In fT 2300 (aged 63), she retired from her academic career and secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Sŋórán until she died of a stroke in fT 2316 (aged 80).
Compositions
Hjeonvix’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. Her style was described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness.
Hjeonvix could only compose at a limited pace during her academic career. Much of her œuvre comes from after she retired; she was quite prolific during this period.
(Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Tíogall – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Netagin.)
- 9 Xaetjeon Dances
- 6 string trios
- 12 string quartets
- 12 string quintets
Mathematical output
Hjeonvix contributed to algebra, number theory, and algebraic geometry.
Some Grothendieckian stuff?
Analytic number theory?
Theorems she is responsible for:
Personal life
A lesbian, Hjeonvix never married a man or had children. She had a handful of female lovers which were usually artists, writers or scientists.