Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Born April 2, 1942
Basantpur, Bhojpur, Bihar,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, Bihar India. [2]

Early life & education

He was born on 2 April 1942 in Basantpur village of Bhojpur district in Bihar, India[3] 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. Vashisht Narayan Singh became a legend[4] 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. This achievement of his still mentioned with a sense of pride by Netarhat Vidyalay[5] He received PhD on Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector from University of California, Berkeley, in 1969.[6] His doctoral advisor was John L. Kelley.

Personal life

He was married in 1971. After a few years of marriage he and his wife separated due to his illness. He has suffered from Schizophrenia[2][7] and was treated in NIMHANS Bangalore between 1993-1997 . In 1988 he went missing and then traced back in 1992 as a homeless person in Bihia near Ara,Bihar.

Career

After his PhD, he worked at NASA and then came back to India in 1973 to teach at ISI Kolkata, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and TIFR Bombay. In 2014, he was appointed as guest faculty in Bhupendra NarayanMandal University (BNMU) in Madhepura as a visiting professor.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Prasad, Bhuvneshwar (April 19, 2013). "Forgotten mathematics legend Vashishtha Narayan Singh back in academia". The Times of India (Patna). Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "great mathematician dr Vashishth Narayan singh who challenged Ainstin & gaus theory". www.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. ↑ Wednesday, April 9, 2014 (2013-07-05). "India's own beautiful mind?". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Nation fails its sick maths wizard". The Times of India (Patna). April 3, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Achievements of Netarhat Vidyalay". Netarhat Vidyalay. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Vashishtha Narayan Singh". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ P Thomas, Mini (November 5, 2013). "Room with a Brilliant View". The Week. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ Prasad, Bhuvneshwar (April 19, 2013). "Forgotten mathematics legend Vashishtha Narayan Singh back in academia". The Times of India (Patna). Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Disturbed Genius in Penury : Former IIT Prof. Vasistha Singh". The PanIIT Alumni Association. Retrieved April 6, 2014.