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SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN
SRINIVASA IYENGAR RAMANUJAN
• Born : 22 December 1887
• Died : 26 April 1920
• College : Government Arts
College, Pachaiyappa’s
College, Cambridge
University
• Academic Advisors : G.H.
Hardy & J.E. Littlewood
• No formal training in mathematics
• Made extraordinary contributions to
Mathematical Analysis, Number Theory,
Infinite Series and Continued Fractions
• Expert in Trigonometry at the age of 12
• Discovered theorems of his own
• Fellow of Royal Society and Trinity College,
Cambridge
Ramanujan – The Mathematician
Attention From Mathematicians
• Met V.Ramaswamy Iyer, found of the Indian maths
society
• “I was struck by the extraordinary results contained
in his notebooks. I had no mind to smother his
genius by an appointment in the lowest rungs of the
revenue department.” – from his biography
• Introduced to R. Ramachandra Rao, secretary of the
Indian Mathematical Society
• Ramanujan continued mathematical research with
Rao’s financial help
Contacting English Mathematicians
• M.J.M. Hill of University of London argued
that Ramanujan had skills for mathematic but
he lacked proper education background and
foundation
• He refused to take him as a student
• But gave advice on his work
Ramaujan’s Honours
• Awarded BA Degree by Research(PhD) in
March 1916
• Elected to London Mathematical Society in
December 1917
• Became a ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’ in 1918
• Became the first Indian to be elected a fellow
of Trinity College, Cambridge
Recognition
• SASTRA Ramanujan Award
• India celebrates 22 December as Maths Day
• Tamil Nadu celebrates the same as IT Day

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

  • 2. SRINIVASA IYENGAR RAMANUJAN • Born : 22 December 1887 • Died : 26 April 1920 • College : Government Arts College, Pachaiyappa’s College, Cambridge University • Academic Advisors : G.H. Hardy & J.E. Littlewood
  • 3. • No formal training in mathematics • Made extraordinary contributions to Mathematical Analysis, Number Theory, Infinite Series and Continued Fractions • Expert in Trigonometry at the age of 12 • Discovered theorems of his own • Fellow of Royal Society and Trinity College, Cambridge Ramanujan – The Mathematician
  • 4. Attention From Mathematicians • Met V.Ramaswamy Iyer, found of the Indian maths society • “I was struck by the extraordinary results contained in his notebooks. I had no mind to smother his genius by an appointment in the lowest rungs of the revenue department.” – from his biography • Introduced to R. Ramachandra Rao, secretary of the Indian Mathematical Society • Ramanujan continued mathematical research with Rao’s financial help
  • 5. Contacting English Mathematicians • M.J.M. Hill of University of London argued that Ramanujan had skills for mathematic but he lacked proper education background and foundation • He refused to take him as a student • But gave advice on his work
  • 6. Ramaujan’s Honours • Awarded BA Degree by Research(PhD) in March 1916 • Elected to London Mathematical Society in December 1917 • Became a ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’ in 1918 • Became the first Indian to be elected a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
  • 7. Recognition • SASTRA Ramanujan Award • India celebrates 22 December as Maths Day • Tamil Nadu celebrates the same as IT Day