Key facts
- Born
- 21 November 1920, Machilipatnam
- Died
- 13 April 2017, Zurich
- State of birth
- Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- Indian mathematician and professor at ETH Zürich (1920–2017)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Komaravolu Chandrasekharan
was a professor at ETH Zurich and a founding faculty member of School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). He is known for his work in number theory and summability. He received the Padma Shri, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, and the Ramanujan Medal, and he was an honorary fellow of TIFR. He was president of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) from 1971 to 1974.
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Timeline
- 1920Born in Machilipatnam
- 1959Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
- 1966Awarded the Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
- 2013Awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
- 2017Dies in Zurich
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