K. S. Chandrasekharan

Komaravolu Chandrasekharan
Born(1920-11-21)21 November 1920
Bapatla, Guntur District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died13 April 2017(2017-04-13) (aged 96)
Zürich, Switzerland
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materMadras University
OccupationMathematician
Known forAdministrative intellect, Mathematics, Analytic Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis
AwardsSrinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1966), Padma Shri (1959), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Mathematical Sciences (1963)
Scientific career
FieldsNumber theory
InstitutionsTIFR, ETH Zurich
Doctoral advisorK. Ananda Rau
Doctoral studentsC. S. Seshadri
M. S. Narasimhan

Komaravolu Chandrasekharan (21 November 1920 – 13 April 2017)[1] was a professor at ETH Zurich[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Some Famous Indian Scientists" (PDF). Mumbai, India: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Science Popularisation and Public Outreach Committee. 14 November 2004. p. 12. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ Komaravolu Chandrashekharan