What is K. S. S. Nambooripad?
{{Infobox scientist |name = K. S. S. Nambooripad |image = Kssn.jpg |image_size = 150px |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1935|4|6|df=y}} |birth_place = Puttumanoor, [[Cochin]], India |death_date = {{death date and age |2020|1|4|1935|4|6|df=y}} |death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India |citizenship = [[India]]n |nationality = |fields = Mathematician |workplaces = [[University of Kerala]] |alma_mater = [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharajas College]], [[Ernakulam]]<br/> [[University of Kerala]] |doctoral_advisor = M. R. Parameswaran <br> B. R. Srinivasan<br> Y. Sitaraman |academic_advisors = |doctoral_students = |notable_students = |known_for = Seminal contributions to the structure theory of [[regular semigroup]]s |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |awards = |signature = <!--(filename only)--> |footnotes = }} '''K. S. S. Nambooripad''' (6 April 1935 – 4 January 2020) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[mathematician]]. His works were related to the [[Mathematical structure|structure]] theory of [[regular semigroup]]s. Nambooripad was also important in popularising the [[TeX]] software in India. He helped create the [[free software movement]] in India. He was with the Department of Mathematics, [[University of Kerala]], beginning in 1976. He was the Department Head from 1983 until his retirement from University service in 1995. Nambooripad died on 4 January 2020 at his home in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mathematician KSS Namboodiripad dead|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/mathematician-kss-namboodiripad-dead/articleshow/73103443.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nambooripad, K. S. S.}} [[Category:Indian mathematicians]] [[Category:Co