TY - JOUR
T1 - The chief accountant and mathematical friend of ramanujan-s. narayana aiya
AU - Berndt, Bruce C.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - S. Narayana Aiyar was chief accountant at the Madras Port Trust office, where Ramanujan worked as a clerk in 1912-1914. In this article, a short biography of S. Narayana Aiyar is given, his mathematical contributions are discussed, and his personal and mathematical relationships with Ramanujan are examined and emphasized.
AB - S. Narayana Aiyar was chief accountant at the Madras Port Trust office, where Ramanujan worked as a clerk in 1912-1914. In this article, a short biography of S. Narayana Aiyar is given, his mathematical contributions are discussed, and his personal and mathematical relationships with Ramanujan are examined and emphasized.
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U2 - 10.4169/amer.math.monthly.118.09.767
DO - 10.4169/amer.math.monthly.118.09.767
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054811227
SN - 0002-9890
VL - 118
SP - 767
EP - 776
JO - American Mathematical Monthly
JF - American Mathematical Monthly
IS - 9
ER -