Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Mathematician

Indian Basantpur, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India

Quick Info

ProfessionMathematician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/04/1946
Age73 years (died on 14, Nov, 2019)
BirthplaceBasantpur, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India
Date of Death14/11/2019

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameVashishtha Narayan Singh
NicknameVaigyanik Ji
Zodiac sign/Sun signAries

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolNetarhat Vidyalaya, Jharkhand
College/UniversityPatna Science College, Patna, Bihar, The University of California, USA
Educational QualificationPh.D. in Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
HobbiesReading, Teaching, Solving Mathematical Problems

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Marriage Year1973

Family

Wife/SpouseVandana Rani Singh (Daughter of an Army Officer)
Parents
FatherLate Lal Bahadur Singh (Constable in Bihar Police)
MotherLahaso Devi
Siblings
  • Ayodhya Singh, Dasrath Singh
  • He has 4 siblings

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He excelled in Mathematics from a young age.
2. He entered Patna Science College in 1961 and consistently topped exams.
3. John L. Kelley, a University of California Professor, admired Narayan Singh's talents.
4. He worked at NASA and questioned Einstein's theory of relativity.
5. Dealt with Schizophrenia, epilepsy, and plagiarism of his work.
6. Discovered in poor state in Bihar in 1993.
7. Currently spends time conversing with books and jotting down thoughts on walls.
8. Joined the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 and received PhD in 1969.
9. After PhD, worked as assistant professor at University of Washington.
10. Returned to India in 1974; taught at IIT Kanpur, TIFR Bombay, and Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
11. Appointed visiting professor at Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University (BNMU), Madhepura in 2014.
12. Died on 14 November 2019 at Patna Medical College and Hospital in Patna after prolonged illness.
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