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'''Vinay Vithal Deodhar''' (3 December 1948 &ndash; 18 January 2015) was a [[Professor Emeritus]] with the Department of Mathematics at the [[Indiana University]] who worked in the area of [[algebraic group]]s and [[representation theory]].<ref name="iu">{{cite web
'''Vinay Vithal Deodhar''' (3 December 1948 &ndash; 18 January 2015) was a [[Professor Emeritus]] in the Department of Mathematics at [[Indiana University]]. He worked in the area of [[algebraic group]]s and [[representation theory]].<ref name="iu">{{cite web
| url=http://www.math.indiana.edu/people/profile.phtml?id=deodhar
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Deodhar was born in Bombay, India in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |  
Deodhar was born in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay), [[India]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |  
url=https://math.indiana.edu/documents/newsletters/AlumniNewsletter2015.pdf |
url=https://math.indiana.edu/documents/newsletters/AlumniNewsletter2015.pdf |
title=Obituary - Vinay Deodhar | page=9 | work=Indiana University Department of Mathematics Alumni Newsletter | date=August 2015 | access-date=21 May 2018 }}</ref>
title=Obituary - Vinay Deodhar | page=9 | work=Indiana University Department of Mathematics Alumni Newsletter | date=August 2015 | access-date=21 May 2018 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He earned his Ph.D. from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 1974 for his work ''On Central Extensions of Rational Points of Algebraic Groups'' done under the supervision of [[M. S. Raghunathan]].
Deodhar earned his Ph.D. from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 1974 for his work ''On Central Extensions of Rational Points of Algebraic Groups'' done under the supervision of [[M. S. Raghunathan]].  


He was a visiting scholar at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] during 1975-77 and 1992-93.<ref name="ias">{{cite web
After his doctorate, he was invited to join the School of Mathematics of the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]. Simultaneously he was a visiting scholar at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] (IAS) in [[Princeton]] during 1975-77 and then a visiting professor at the [[Australian National University]] in [[Canberra]]. In 1981 he was appointed to a professorship at [[Indiana University]], [[Bloomington, Indiana]], where he remained until his death in 2015. He spent a further period as a visiting scholar at the IAS in 1992-93.<ref name="ias">{{cite web
| url=http://www.ias.edu/people/cos/users/vdeodhar01
| url=http://www.ias.edu/people/cos/users/vdeodhar01
| title=Community of Scholars Profile: Deodhar, Vinay Vithal
| title=Community of Scholars Profile: Deodhar, Vinay Vithal

Latest revision as of 12:18, 5 March 2022

Vinay Vithal Deodhar (3 December 1948 – 18 January 2015) was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at Indiana University. He worked in the area of algebraic groups and representation theory.[1]

Early life[edit]

Deodhar was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India in 1948.[2]

Career[edit]

Deodhar earned his Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai in 1974 for his work On Central Extensions of Rational Points of Algebraic Groups done under the supervision of M. S. Raghunathan.

After his doctorate, he was invited to join the School of Mathematics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Simultaneously he was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton during 1975-77 and then a visiting professor at the Australian National University in Canberra. In 1981 he was appointed to a professorship at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, where he remained until his death in 2015. He spent a further period as a visiting scholar at the IAS in 1992-93.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. "Profile: Vinay Deodhar". Indiana University. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. "Obituary - Vinay Deodhar" (PDF). Indiana University Department of Mathematics Alumni Newsletter. August 2015. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. "Community of Scholars Profile: Deodhar, Vinay Vithal". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  4. "Professor Vinay Deodhar dies at 66". indiana.edu. 5 February 2015.

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