Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century. Despite having almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable.

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Lifespan
1887 – 1920
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
Erode
Educated at
University of CambridgeTrinity CollegePachaiyappa's CollegeGovernment Arts College, KumbakonamTown Higher Secondary School
Awards
🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society🏆 Fellow of Trinity College
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 G.H. Hardy

Timeline

  • 1887

    Born

    Birth
  • 1920

    Died

    Death

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