Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Born (1942-04-02) 2 April 1942
Basantpur, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Mathematician
Known for Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector

Vashishtha Narayan Singh is an Indian mathematician[1] from Basantpur, Bhojpur District, Bihar, India.

Early life and education

He was born on 2 April 1942 in Basantpur village of Bhojpur district in Bihar, India[2] to Lal Bahadur Singh and Lahaso Devi. He received his primary and secondary education from Netarhat Residential School and college education from Patna Science College.[2] Vashishtha Narayan Singh became a legend[3] as a student when he was allowed by Patna University to appear in the two-year course of B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics in its very first year. His achievements are still mentioned with a sense of pride by Netarhat Vidyalaya[4] He received Ph.D. in Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector from University of California, Berkeley, in 1969.[5] His doctoral advisor was John L. Kelley.

Personal life

He married in the year 1974. He has suffered from schizophrenia. After a few years of marriage he and his wife separated due to his illness. He currently stays in his village without any attention from government.[6]His mental health is not good now.

Career

After receiving his Ph.D.(on Cycle Vector Space Theory), he worked at NASA and then returned to India in 1971 to teach at IIT Kanpur and then after eight months, he joined TIFR, Bombay. In 1973, he was appointed as a permanent faculty in I.S.I Kolkata.In 2014, he was appointed as guest faculty in Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University (BNMU) in Madhepura as a visiting professor.[1][7]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 Prasad, Bhuvneshwar (19 April 2013). "Forgotten mathematics legend Vashishtha Narayan Singh back in academia". The Times of India. Patna. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Wednesday, 9 April 2014 (2013-07-05). "India's own beautiful mind?". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Nation fails its sick maths wizard". The Times of India. Patna. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Achievements of Netarhat Vidyalay". Netarhat Vidyalay. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vashishtha Narayan Singh". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ↑ P Thomas, Mini (5 November 2013). "Room with a Brilliant View". The Week. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Disturbed Genius in Penury : Former IIT Prof. Vasistha Singh". The PanIIT Alumni Association. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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