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Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi

1907 - 1966

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Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (31 July 1907 – 29 June 1966) was an Indian polymath with interests in mathematics, statistics, philology, history, and genetics. He contributed to genetics by introducing the Kosambi map function. In statistics, he was the first person to develop orthogonal infinite series expressions for stochastic processes via the Kosambi–Karhunen–Loève theorem. He is also well known for his work in numismatics and for compiling critical editions of ancient Sanskrit texts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi is the 6,387th most popular writer (down from 5,819th in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from India (down from 758th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi ranks 6,387 out of 7,302. Before him are Beverly Cleary, Felicia Hemans, Susan Hill, Damon Runyon, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Leslie Feinberg. After him are James Branch Cabell, John Addington Symonds, Renata Viganò, Ksenia Sobchak, George B. Seitz, and Glenn Greenwald.

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Among people born in 1907, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi ranks 382. Before him are Constantino Urbieta Sosa, Evelyn Hooker, Johnny Moss, Tex Gibbons, Isabel Jewell, and Lina Basquette. After him are Aldo Donelli, Walter Donaldson, Mildred Bailey, Adrienne Ames, Boy Charlton, and Alan Reed. Among people deceased in 1966, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi ranks 225. Before him are Heinrich Keimig, Bruno Ahlberg, Sophie Tucker, Walt Hansgen, Esna Boyd, and Lucy Burns. After him are Ethel Clayton, Francis X. Bushman, Louis A. Johnson, Bimal Roy, Carmelita Geraghty, and Sydney Camm.

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In India

Among people born in India, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi ranks 942 out of 1,861. Before him are Dipali Barthakur (1941), Govinda (1963), Kanu Sanyal (1928), Ambika (1963), Nirupa Roy (1931), and John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910). After him are Huma Qureshi (1986), Bindu (1951), Zareen Khan (1987), Lalita Pawar (1916), Sunil Chhetri (1984), and Arvind Swamy (1970).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi ranks 119. Before him are Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Ruskin Bond (1934), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), and Vikram Seth (1952). After him are Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Nambi Narayanan (1941), and Kaifi Azmi (1919).

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