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Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Srinivasa Ramanujan ( SREE-nih-vah-sə rah-MAH-nuuj-ən; born Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, Tamil: [sriːniʋaːsa ɾaːmaːnud͡ʑan ajːaŋgar]; 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had 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.

Srinivasa Ramanujan - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Indian mathematician (1887–1920) "Ramanujan" redirects here. For other uses, see Ramanujan (disambiguation) . In this Tamil name , there is no surname or family name . The name Srinivasa is a patronym , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Ramanujan . "}},"i":0}}]}'> Srinivasa Ramanujan FRS Ramanujan in 1913 Born Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar ( 1887-12-22 ) 22 December 1887 Erode , Madras Presidency , British Raj Died 26 April 1920 (1920-04-26) (aged 32) Madras , Madras Presidency, British

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