Ganesh Prasad
Ganesh Prasad (''
15 November 1876 – 9 March 1935'') was an Indian mathematician who specialised in the
theory of potentials, theory of
functions of a real variable,
Fourier series and the theory of surfaces. He was trained at the Universities of
Cambridge and
Göttingen and on return to India he helped develop the culture of mathematical research in India. The mathematical community of India considers Ganesh Prasad as the ′'''''Father of Mathematical Research in India′''.''' He was also an educator taking special interest in the advancement of primary education in the
rural areas of
India.
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