title: Malmquist
text: # Malmquist
  
  Malmquist is a Swedish surname, which means "ore-branch". Alternative spellings include Malmqvist and Malmkvist. The name may refer to:
  
  * Axel Johannes Malmquist (1882–1952), Swedish mathematician
  * Göran Malmqvist (1924–2019), Swedish linguist
  * Gunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomer
  * Linus Malmqvist (born 1981), Swedish football player
  * Robin Malmkvist (born 1987), Swedish football player
  * Siw Malmkvist (born 1936), Swedish singer
  * Sten Malmquist (1917–2004), Swedish economist
  * Tom Malmquist (born 1978), Swedish writer
  * Walter Malmquist (born 1956), American skier
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * 1527 Malmquista, a main-belt asteroid
  * Malmquist bias, in observational astronomy
  * Malmquist index, to compare the production technology of two economies
  * Malmquist's theorem in differential equations
  