Sarvadaman Chowla
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Summary
Sarvadaman Chowla was born on October 22, 1907[1], in London[2]. He died on December 10, 1995[3], in Laramie[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Child: Paromita Chowla[8]
- Country of citizenship: India[9], British Raj[10], Dominion of India[11]
- Field of work: number theory[12]
- Employer: University of Kansas[13], Pennsylvania State University[14], University of Colorado[15], St. Stephen's College[16], Banaras Hindu University[17], Andhra University[18], Government College University[19], Institute for Advanced Study[20]
- Educated at: Government College University[21], Trinity College[22]
- Doctoral advisor: John Edensor Littlewood[23]
- Notable work: Ankeny–Artin–Chowla congruence[24], Chowla–Selberg formula[25], Chowla–Mordell theorem[26], Mian–Chowla sequence[27], Bruck–Ryser–Chowla theorem[28]
- Award received: Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal[29]
- Religion or worldview: Hinduism[30]
- Sex or gender: male[31]
- Doctoral student: John Friedlander[32], Sanford L. Segal[33], Walter E. Mientka[34], Arunkumar Madhusudan Vaidya[35], Faqir Chand Auluck[36], Judith Q. Longyear[37], James Henry Jordan[38], James Earl Householder[39], Frank Benevides Correia[40], Marguerite Elizabeth Dunton[41], Abdul-Aziz Kasim Nafoosi[42], Paromita Chowla[43], Hugh Maxwell Wallace Edgar[44], Herbert Walum[45]
- Academic thesis: Contributions To The Analytic Theory Of Numbers[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Hindi[47], English[48]
- Birth name: सर्वदमन चावला[49]
- Name in native language: सर्वदमन चावला[50]
- Erdős number: 1[51]
- Sibling: Inder Chowla[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sarvadaman Chowla include Bruck–Ryser–Chowla theorem[53], a theorem[54] and Mian–Chowla sequence[55], an integer sequence[56].
Why It Matters
Sarvadaman Chowla has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for him include Bruck–Ryser–Chowla theorem[53], a theorem[54] and Mian–Chowla sequence[55], an integer sequence[56].
His notable doctoral advisees include John Friedlander[59], a mathematician[60], b. 1941[61], of Canada[62], awarded the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[63], specialised in number theory[64].
FAQs
Where was Sarvadaman Chowla born?
Sarvadaman Chowla was born in London[2].
Where did Sarvadaman Chowla die?
Sarvadaman Chowla died in Laramie[4].
What did Sarvadaman Chowla do for work?
Sarvadaman Chowla worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Sarvadaman Chowla go to school?
Sarvadaman Chowla was educated at Government College University[21] and Trinity College[22].
What awards did Sarvadaman Chowla receive?
Honors received include Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal[29].