Komaravolu Chandrasekharan (21 November 1920 – 13 April 2017) 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 and was given numerous awards including Padma Shri, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Ramanujan Medal, and Honorary fellow of TIFR. He was president of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) from 1971 to 1974.
Fields
- Number theory
Known for
- Administrative intellect, Mathematics [Analytic Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis]
Awards
- Ramanujan Medal 1966, Padma Shri 1959,
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award 1963,
Institution
- TIFR,
- ETH Zurich
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