Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri

Key facts

Born

29 February 1932, Kanchipuram

Died

17 July 2020, Chennai

State of birth

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian mathematician (1932–2020)

Gender

Male

Biography

Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri FRS, was an Indian mathematician. He was the founder and director-emeritus of the Chennai Mathematical Institute, and is known for his work in algebraic geometry. The Seshadri constant is named after him. He was also known for his collaboration with mathematician M. S. Narasimhan, for their proof of the Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem which proved the necessary conditions for stable vector bundles on a Riemann surface.He also introduced and named the concept called Standard monomial theory.

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Timeline

1. 1932Born in Kanchipuram
2. 1972Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1985Awarded the Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
4. 2008Awarded the H K Firodia awards
5. 2013Awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
6. 2013Awarded the doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
7. 2020Dies in Chennai