What is K. S. Chandrasekharan?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Komaravolu Chandrasekharan | image = Komaravolu Chandrasekharan MFO 1987.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|11|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Bapatla]], [[Guntur District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|4|13|1920|11|21|df=yes}} | death_place = Zurich |citizenship = Indian-Swiss | salary = | spouse = | field = [[Number theory]] | work_institution = [[TIFR]], [[ETH Zurich]] | alma_mater=[[Madras University]] | doctoral_advisor = [[K. Ananda Rau]] | doctoral_students = [[C. S. Seshadri]]<br>[[M. S. Narasimhan]] | known_for = Administrative intellect, Mathematics [Analytic Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis] | prizes = Ramanujan Medal 1966, Padma Shri 1959, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award 1963, | website = }} '''Komaravolu S. Chandrashekhar''' (21 November 1920 – 13 April 2017)<ref name=TIFR> {{cite web |title=Some Famous Indian Scientists |url=http://www.tifr.res.in/~outreach/biographies/scientists.pdf |publisher=Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Science Popularisation and Public Outreach Committee |location=Mumbai, India |page=12 |format=PDF |date=14 November 2004 |access-date=26 May 2009 }} </ref> was an Indian-Swiss professor at [[ETH Zurich]].<ref>[https://www.bi.id.ethz.ch/personensuche/detail.do?pid=17064&lang=EN Komaravolu Chandrashekhar ]</ref> He was a founding faculty member of School of Mathematics, [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (TIFR). He was known for his work in [[number theory]] and [[summability]] and was given numerous awards including [[Padma Shri]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]], [[Ramanujan]] Medal, and Honorary fellow of TIFR. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/science-technology/k-Chandrashekhar.html – India's who is who ]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrashekhar, K. S.}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2017