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Ganesh Prasad
Indian mathematician (1876-1935)
Ganesh Prasad (15 November 1876 – 9 March 1935) was an Indian mathematician who specialised in the theory of potentials, theory of functions of a real variable, Fourier series and the theory of surfaces.
He was trained at the Universities of Cambridge and Göttingen and on return to India he helped develop the culture of mathematical research in India. The mathematical community of India considers Ganesh Prasad as the ′Father of Mathematical Research in India′.[1] He was also an educator taking special interest in the advancement of primary education in the rural areas of India.
Early life
Ganesh Prasad was born on 15 November 1876 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
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He obtained the B.A. degree from Muir Central College, Allahabad, M.A. degree from the Universities in Allahabad and Calcutta and the D.Sc. degree from Allahabad University. After teaching at the Kayasth Pathshala, Allahabad, and at the Muir Central Colleg