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Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar

1930 - 2012

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Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (22 July 1930 – 2 November 2012) was an Indian American mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry. At the time of his death, he held the Marshall Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Chair at Purdue University, and was also a professor of computer science and industrial engineering. He is known for Abhyankar's conjecture of finite group theory. His latest research was in the area of computational and algorithmic algebraic geometry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar is the 966th most popular mathematician (down from 909th in 2019), the 1,047th most popular biography from India (down from 844th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar ranks 966 out of 1,004. Before him are Bhama Srinivasan, Éva Tardos, Stanley Skewes, Ben Green, Bill Gosper, and Irving Kaplansky. After him are Mary Ellen Rudin, Peter Scholze, Dusa McDuff, Leonid Levin, Richard Schoen, and Grace Alele-Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar ranks 623. Before him are Luki Botha, Charles Correa, Booker Ervin, Stuart Williams, Nicholas F. Brady, and Muhal Richard Abrams. After him are Wayne Frye, Paul Horn, Don Edmunds, Robert Ashley, Yuriy Tyukalov, and Frank Adams. Among people deceased in 2012, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar ranks 483. Before him are A. K. Hangal, António Leitão, Elizabeth Catlett, Joyce Redman, Bob Boozer, and Robert Bork. After him are John Fitch, Miguel Calero, Lucille Bliss, Gary Collins, Ronnie Montrose, and Jerry Nelson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar ranks 1,047 out of 1,861. Before him are Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Zubeida (1911), Ramanathan Krishnan (1937), Surekha Sikri (1945), Usha Uthup (1947), and Mahie Gill (1975). After him are Simi Garewal (1947), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Chitrangada Singh (1976), Danish Siddiqui (1983), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), and Rajmohan Gandhi (1935).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In India

Among mathematicians born in India, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar ranks 18. Before him are S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), Harish-Chandra (1923), Kātyāyana (-200), J. H. C. Whitehead (1904), Radhanath Sikdar (1813), and Bhama Srinivasan (1935). After him are Raman Parimala (1948), and Akshay Venkatesh (1981).

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