List of Indian mathematicians
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The chronology of Indian mathematics spans from the Indus valley civilization and the Vedas to Modern times.
Indian mathematicians have made a number of significant contributions to mathematics including place-value arithmetical notation and the concept of zero.
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[edit] Vedic
- Baudhayana
- Katyayana
- Panini, ca. 5th c. BC, Algebraic grammarian
- Yajnavalkya, credited with authorship of the Shatapatha Brahmana, which contains calculations related to altar construction.
[edit] Classical
Post-Vedic Sanskrit to Pala period mathematicians (5th c. BC to 11th c. AD)
- Aryabhata - Astronomer who gave accurate calculations for astronomical constants, 476AD-520AD
- Aryabhata II
- Bhaskara I
- Brahmagupta - Helped bring the concept of zero into arithmetic (598 AD-670 AD)
- Bhāskara II
- Mahavira
- Pavuluri Mallana - the first Telugu Mathematician
- Varahamihira
- Shridhara (between 650-850) - Gave a good rule for finding the volume of a sphere.
[edit] Medieval to Mughal period
13th century to 1800.13th century, Logician, mithila school
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[edit] Born in 1800s
- Ramchandra (1821–1880)
- Ganesh Prasad (1876–1935)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920)
- A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar (1892–1953)
[edit] Born in 1900s
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