Ganesh Prasad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ganesh Prasad

Indian mathematician

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1876

Place of Birth: Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 09-Mar-1935

Profession: mathematician, university teacher, historian of mathematics

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.
He was also an educator taking special interest in the advancement of primary education in the rural areas of India.