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Hoon Balakram
Hoon Balakram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1876 |
| Died | 1929 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Hoon Balakram (1876–1929)[1] was an Indian mathematician, civil servant and Bombay High Court judge.
Biography[edit]
Balakram was born in Jalandhar, Punjab in 1876. He received his master's degree from Panjab University and later passed the Mathematical Tripos from the St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
In 1899 he passed the Indian Civil Service examination. Among other posts in his career he was appointed a Bombay High Court judge in 1929 a month before his death.[1] He also served as the president of Indian Mathematical Society from 1921 to 26.[2]
Mathematical achievements[edit]
Balakram proved in 1929[1] that the expression is an integer for infinitely many values of He further showed that the expression is an integer for only eight values of , namely, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, and Template:Num.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Koshy Professor of Mathematics Framingham State College (15 November 2008). Catalan Numbers with Applications. Oxford University Press. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-0-19-971519-0. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ "The Succession List of the Office-Bearers of The Succession List of the Office-Bearers of The Indian Mathematical Society". Indian Mathematical Society.
- 1876 births
- 1929 deaths
- 19th-century Indian mathematicians
- Indian civil servants
- Judges of the Bombay High Court
- Indian number theorists
- Panjab University alumni
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Presidents of the Indian Mathematical Society
- 20th-century Indian mathematicians
- People from Jalandhar
- Scientists from Punjab, India