K. Ananda Rau

Ananda Rau
Born(1893-09-21)21 September 1893
Died22 January 1966(1966-01-22) (aged 72)
Alma materPresidency College, Madras
Known forsummability of series, theory of functions of a complex variable and sums of an even number of squares
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPresidency College, Madras
Doctoral advisorGodfrey Harold Hardy

K. Ananda Rau (21 September 1893 – 22 January 1966) was an eminent Indian mathematician and a contemporary of Ramanujan.[1] Though Rau was six years junior to Ramanujan, his mathematical trajectory, unlike Ramanujan's, was very much a conventional one and he had decided to pursue a career in mathematics well before Ramanujan's prowess became known.[2]

  1. ^ "Beyond Ramanujan". Frontline. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Buddhiraju, Vidyadhara (9 July 2020). "Dakshinapatha K. Ananda Rau – Teacher, Mathematician Personalities". Retrieved 2 July 2024.