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Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan
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Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar 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.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles Galton DarwinDecember 18, 1887 – December 31, 1962
  2. Edward AndradeDecember 27, 1887 – June 6, 1971
  3. Hedwig KohnApril 5, 1887 – March 26, 1964
  4. James Batcheller SumnerNovember 19, 1887 – August 12, 1955
  5. Leopold RužičkaSeptember 13, 1887 – September 26, 1976
  6. Srinivasa Ramanujan (this page)December 22, 1887 – April 26, 1920

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