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Nilakantha Somayaji

1444 - 1544

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Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji (14 June 1444 – 1544), also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was a major mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. One of his most influential works was the comprehensive astronomical treatise Tantrasamgraha completed in 1501. He had also composed an elaborate commentary on Aryabhatiya called the Aryabhatiya Bhasya. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nilakantha Somayaji has received more than 246,163 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Nilakantha Somayaji is the 580th most popular mathematician (down from 571st in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from India (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 580 out of 1,004. Before him are Paul Halmos, Erhard Schmidt, Emil Julius Gumbel, Arthur Moritz Schoenflies, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, and Endre Szemerédi. After him are Al-Nayrizi, Julius Weisbach, Ulisse Dini, Harald Cramér, Mikio Sato, and Shigefumi Mori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1444, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 3. Before him are Galeazzo Maria Sforza, and Gaston, Prince of Viana. After him is Dionisius. Among people deceased in 1544, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 14. Before him are Pedro Damiano, Valerius Cordus, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Antonio de Guevara, Bonaventure des Périers, and Teofilo Folengo. After him is Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 464 out of 1,861. Before him are Nagarjun (1911), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Anupam Kher (1955), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Madan Lal Dhingra (1883), and Shammi Kapoor (1931). After him are Janaki Ammal (1897), John Frost (1912), Amrit Kaur (1889), Kamala Nehru (1899), Brian Horrocks (1895), and Harihara I (1336).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In India

Among mathematicians born in India, Nilakantha Somayaji ranks 10. Before him are Augustus De Morgan (1806), S. R. Ranganathan (1892), Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350), Bhāskara I (600), Jai Singh II (1688), and D. R. Kaprekar (1905). After him are Harish-Chandra (1923), Kātyāyana (-200), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), Radhanath Sikdar (1813), and Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930).

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