K. V. Sarma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

K. V. Sarma

Indian historian

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Chengannur, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 13-Jan-2005

Profession: mathematician, historian, author, historian of mathematics

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Venkateswara Sarma (1919–2005) was an Indian historian of science, particularly the astronomy and mathematics of the Kerala school.
He was responsible for bringing to light several of the achievements of the Kerala school.
He was editor of the Vishveshvaranand Indological Research Series, and published the critical edition of several source works in Sanskrit, including the Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata.
He was recognised as "the greatest authority on Kerala's astronomical tradition".