Born: 22 December 1887 · Died: 26 April 1920 · Age at death: 32
How old was Srinivasa Ramanujan when he died?
Srinivasa Ramanujan died aged 32. He was born on 22 December 1887 and died on 26 April 1920.
Self-taught Indian mathematician who worked with G. H. Hardy at Cambridge and transformed number theory before dying at 32
Did you know?He claimed that many of his complex mathematical formulas were revealed to him in dreams by a family goddess.
Quick facts
Date of birth22 December 1887
Date of death26 April 1920
Age at death32
Cause of deathAmoebic liver abscess
NationalityIndian
BirthplaceErode, India
Occupationmathematician, accountant
Editor's Take:
Srinivasa Ramanujan was a self-taught mathematical genius. He grew up in a poor family in southern India and failed college because he neglected every subject except maths. Working as a clerk in Madras, he filled notebooks with startling formulas. In 1913 he wrote to the Cambridge mathematician G. H. Hardy. Hardy recognised his brilliance and brought him to England. Together they did pioneering work on partitions of numbers and infinite series. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society at 30. Illness forced him home, and he died aged 32.
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century.
Srinivasa Ramanujan's birthday is December 22. He was born on December 22, 1887 in Erode, India.
How old was Srinivasa Ramanujan when he died?
Srinivasa Ramanujan died on April 26, 1920, aged 32.
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