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    Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who was born in 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency. He demonstrated an extraordinary ability in mathematics from a young age and conducted his own mathematical research. Ramanujan received scholarships to study but struggled with non-mathematical subjects. He sent samples of his theorems to academics in England and was invited to work at Cambridge University, where he made significant contributions before dying at age 32 in 1920.

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    Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who was born in 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency. He demonstrated an extraordinary ability in mathematics from a young age and conducted his own mathematical research. Ramanujan received scholarships to study but struggled with non-mathematical subjects. He sent samples of his theorems to academics in England and was invited to work at Cambridge University, where he made significant contributions before dying at age 32 in 1920.

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    Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who was born in 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency. He demonstrated an extraordinary ability in mathematics from a young age and conducted his own mathematical research. Ramanujan received scholarships to study but struggled with non-mathematical subjects. He sent samples of his theorems to academics in England and was invited to work at Cambridge University, where he made significant contributions before dying at age 32 in 1920.

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    Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who was born in 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency. He demonstrated an extraordinary ability in mathematics from a young age and conducted his own mathematical research. Ramanujan received scholarships to study but struggled with non-mathematical subjects. He sent samples of his theorems to academics in England and was invited to work at Cambridge University, where he made significant contributions before dying at age 32 in 1920.

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    Born

    22 December 1887 Erode, Madras Presidency

    Died

    26 April 1920 (aged 32) Chetput, Madras, Madras Presidency

    Residence

    Kumbakonam

    Nationality

    Indian

    Fields

    Mathematics

    Alma mater

    Government Arts College Pachaiyappa's College University of Cambridge

    Academic advisors

    G. H. Hardy

    J. E. Littlewood Known for

    LandauRamanujan constant Mock theta functions Ramanujan conjecture Ramanujan prime RamanujanSoldner constant Ramanujan theta function Ramanujan's sum RogersRamanujan identities Ramanujan's master theorem

    Born in a poor Brahmin family, Ramanujan's introduction to formal mathematics began at age 10. He demonstrated a natural ability, and was given books on advanced trigonometry written by S. L. Loney that he mastered by the age of 12; he even discovered theorems of his own, and re-discoveredEuler's identity independently.[2] He demonstrated unusual mathematical skills at school, winning accolades and awards. By 17, Ramanujan had conducted his own mathematical research on Bernoulli numbers and the EulerMascheroni constant.

    Ramanujan received a scholarship to study at Government College in Kumbakonam, but lost it when he failed his non-mathematical coursework. He joined another college to pursue independent mathematical research, working as a clerk in the Accountant-General's office at the Madras Port Trust Office to support himself.[3] In 19121913, he sent samples of his theorems to three academics at the University of Cambridge. G. H. Hardy, recognizing the brilliance of his work, invited Ramanujan to visit and work with him at Cambridge. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Srinivasa died of illness, malnutrition, and possibly liver infection in 1920 at the age of 32.

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