What is C. S. Seshadri?
[[File:SeshadriinBengaluru2010 182 (cropped).JPG|right|200px]] '''Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (29 February 1932<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2012|title=C S Seshadri – A Glimpse of His Mathematical Personality|url=http://www.asiapacific-mathnews.com/02/0204/0017_0021.pdf|journal=Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter|volume=2|pages=17–21|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210104338/http://www.asiapacific-mathnews.com/02/0204/0017_0021.pdf|archive-date=10 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> &ndash; 17 July 2020) was an [[India]]n [[mathematician]]. He was the founder and ''Director-Emeritus'' of the [[Chennai Mathematical Institute]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cmi.ac.in/people/fac-profile.php?id=css | title = C.S. Seshadri's official profile an Chennai Mathematical Institute }}</ref> He was known for his work in [[algebraic geometry]]. The [[Seshadri constant]] is named after him. He was a recipient of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012659270100.htm |title=Padma Bushan, 2009 |access-date=2020-04-15 |archive-date=2009-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205011658/http://hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012659270100.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> the third highest civilian honor in the country.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/prof.-c-s-seshadri-to-be-conferred-prestigious-rathindra-puraskar-from-visva-bharrati/389880/| title=Prof. C S Seshadri to be conferred prestigious Rathindra Puraskar from Visva Bharrati| work=BUSINESSWIRE INDIA| date= 24 November 2008 }}</ref> Seshadri died on 17 July 2020, aged 88.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cs-seshadri-a-leader-in-algebraic-geometry/article32121722.ece C.S. Seshadri, a leader in algebraic geometry]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Seshadri, C. S.}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Indian mathematicians]] [[Category:Algebraic geometers