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Srinivasa Ramanujan

Also known as Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan, Ramanujan, Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanuja Iyengar, Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar

Indian mathematician (1887–1920)

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Srinivasa Ramanujan was a male mathematician and accountant born in Erode in 1887. He worked in the fields of combinatorics and number theory. His notable works include the Landau–Ramanujan constant, Ramanujan theta function, Rogers–Ramanujan identities, and the Ramanujan–Soldner constant. He was educated at Pachaiyappa's College, Trinity College, and the University of Cambridge.

Ramanujan was a member of the Royal Society and received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. He was influenced by G. S. Carr and studied under John Edensor Littlewood, with G.H. Hardy also serving as his doctoral advisor. His Erdős number is 3. He was employed by Trinity College and Chennai Port.

He held British Raj citizenship and adhered to Hinduism and Sanātana Dharma. Ramanujan died of natural causes due to an amoebic liver abscess in Kudanthaiyan on 26 April 1920. He is described in the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and is recognized in the Royal Society collection.

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Instance of: human settlement
Gender: male
Citizenship: British Raj
Place of birth: Erode
Place of death: Kudanthaiyan
Occupation: accountant
Educated at: University of Cambridge
Employer: Chennai Port
Religion: Sanātana Dharma
Doctoral advisor: John Edensor Littlewood
Student of: John Edensor Littlewood
Field of work: mathematician
Image: Srinivasa Ramanujan - OPC - 2 (cleaned).jpg
Residence: Karur district

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Commons category: Srinivasa Ramanujan
date of birth: 1887-12-22
date of death: 1920-04-26
topic's main category: Category:Srinivasa Ramanujan
member of: Royal Society
Erdős number: 3
Commons gallery: Srinivasa Ramanujan
described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
cause of death: amebiasis
manner of death: natural causes
influenced by: G. S. Carr
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
name in native language: சீனிவாச இராமானுஜன்,
ethnic group: Tamil
social classification: Brahmin
medical condition: hydrocele testis
interested in: elliptic function
inspired by: Namagiri
lifestyle: orthopraxy

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Encyclopedic overview

Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century. He made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable.

Ramanujan initially developed his own mathematical research in isolation. According to Hans Eysenck, "he tried to interest the leading professional mathematicians in his work, but failed for the most part. What he had to show them was too novel, too unfamiliar, and additionally presented in unusual ways; they could not be bothered." Seeking mathematicians who could better understand his work, in 1913 he began a mail correspondence with the English mathematician G. H. Hardy at the University of Cambridge. Recognising Ramanujan's work as extraordinary, Hardy arranged for him to travel to Cambridge. In his notes, Hardy commented that Ramanujan had produced groundbreaking new theorems, including some that "defeated me completely; I had never seen anything in the least like them before", and some recently proven but highly advanced results.

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