Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
Biography
Birthday – July 31st 1907
Dead – June 29th 1966
Parents - Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi and
Wife – Nalini
Education –
Cambridge University
Massachusetts University
Cambridge High and Latin School in 1920
Harvard University in 1924
Fields –
Indian mathematics Statistics
Marxist history Genetics
Numismatics Sanskrit Literature
Pali language
Language Fluency –
Sanskrit Pali English
French Italian German
Awards -
Hari Om Ashram Award by in 1980
Working Experiences –
Technical consultant to the Chinese government
Professor at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Lecturer in mathematics at Aligarh
Lecturer in Mathematics of Deccan Education Society’s Fergusson College in Pune, 1933
Professor of Mathematics in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), 1945
Professor of geometry at the University of Chicago
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey
Scientist Emeritus of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1964
Publications
Works on history and society
An Introduction to the Study of Indian History (Popular Book Depot, Bombay), 1956
Exasperating Essays: Exercise in the Dialectical Method (People's Book House, Poona), 1957
Myth and Reality: Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture (Popular Prakashail, Bombay), 1962
The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London), 1965
D.D. Kosambi: Combined Methods in Indology and Other Writings - Compiled, edited and introduced by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (Oxford University Press, New Delhi), 2002
The Oxford India Kosambi - Compiled, edited and introduced by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (Oxford University Press, New Delhi), 2009
Edited works
The Satakatrayam of Bhartrhari with the Comm. of Ramarsi, edited in collaboration with Pt. K. V. Krishnamoorthi Sharma (Anandasrama Sanskrit Series, No.127, Poona), 1945
The Southern Archetype of Epigrams Ascribed to Bhartrhari (Bharatiya Vidya Series 9, Bombay) (First critical edition of a Bhartrhari recension.), 1946
The Epigrams Attributed to Bhartrhari (Singhi Jain Series 23, Bombay) (Comprehensive edition of the poet's work remarkable for rigorous standards of text criticism.), 1948
The Cintamani-saranika of Dasabala; Supplement to Journal of Oriental Research, xix, pt, II (Madras) (A Sanskrit astronomical work which shows that King Bhoja of Dhara died in 1055-56.), 1952
The Subhasitaratnakosa of Vidyakara, edited in collaboration with V.V. Gokhale (Harvard Oriental Series 42), 1957
Mathematical publications
Precessions of an elliptical orbit, Indian J. Phys., 5(3), 1930
On a generalization of the second theorem of Bourbaki, Proc. Acad. Sciences UP, 1, 1931
Modern differential geometries, Indian J. Phys., 7(2), 1932
On the existence of a metric and the inverse variational problem, Proc. Acad. Sciences UP, 2, 1932
Geometric differentiale et calcul des variations, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Linceit, 16(6), 1932
On differential equations with the group property, J. Indian Math, Soc., 19(1), 1932
Affin-geometrische grundlagen der einheitlichen feld-theorie, Sitzungsberichten der Preuss B. Akademic der Wissenschaften, Physikalisch-mathematische klasse, 28, 1932
The classification of integers, J. Univ. Bombay, 2(2), 1933
The problem of differential invariants, J. Indian Math, Soc., 20, 1933
Parallelism and path-spaces, Mathematische Zeitschrift, 37, 1933
Collineations in path-space, J. Indian Math, Soc., 1(2), 1934
Continuous groups and two theorems of Euler, Math, Student, 2(3), 1934
The maximum modulus theorem, J. Univ. Bombay, 3(2), 1934
Systems of differential equations of the second order, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 6(21), 1935
Homogeneous metrics, Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences, 1(A:12), 1935
An affine calculus of variations, Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences, 2, 1935
Differential geometry of the Laplace equation, J. Indian Mat,. Soc., 2, 1936
Path-spaces of higher order, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 7(26), 1936
Path-geometry and cosmogony, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 7(28), 1936
Les metriques homogenes dans les espaces cosmogoniques, Comptes rendus, 206, 1938
Les espaces des paths generalises qu'on peut associer avec un espace de Finsler, Comptes rendus, 206, 1938
The tensor analysis of partial differential equations, J. Indian Math, Soc., 3, 1939
Path-equations admitting the Lorenz group, J. London Mat,. Soc., 15(2:58), 1940
The concept of isotropy in generalized path-spaces, J. Indian Math. Soc., 4, 1940
A note on frequency distribution in series, Math, Student, 8, 1940
A bivariate extension of Fisher's Z test, Current Science, 10, 1941
Correlation and time series,Current Science, 10, 1941
Path-equations admitting the Lorenz group - II, J. Indian Math, Soc., 5(2), 1941
On the zeros and closure of orthogonal functions, J. Indian Mat,. Soc., 6(1), 1942
Statistics in function space, J. Indian Math. Soc., 7, 1943
The estimation of map distance from recombination values, Annals of Eugenics, 12(3), 1944
Direct derivation of series spectra, Current Science, 13, 1944
The geometric method in mathematical statistics, Amer. Math, Monthly, 51(7), 1944
Parallelism in the tensor analysis of partial differential equations, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 51, 1945
The law of large numbers, Mathematics Student, 14, 1946
Sur la differentiation covariante, Comptes rendus, 222, 1946
An extension of the least-squares method for statistical estimation, Annals of Eugenics, 18, 1947
Les invariants differentials d'un tenseur covariant a deux indices, Comptes rendus, 225, 1947
Systems of partial differential equations of the second order, Quarterly J. Mat,. (Oxford Series), 19(76), 1948
Characteristic properties of series distributions, Proc. Nat. Inst. Science of India, 15(3), 1949
The differential invariants of a two-index tensor, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 55(1:2), 1949
Seasonal variation in the Indian birth rate, (co-authored with S. Raghavachari), Annals of Eugenics, 16(2), 1951
Series expansions of continuous groups, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series 2), 2(8), 1951
Path-spaces admitting collineations, Quarterly J. Math. (Oxford Series 2), 3(9), 1952
Path-geometry and continuous groups, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series 2), 3(19), 1952
The metric in path-space, Tensor (New Series), 3, 1954
Seasonal variation in the Indian death rate, (co-authored with S. Raghavachari), Annals of Human Genetics, 19(2), 1954
Classical Tauberian theorems, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 10, 1958
The efficiency of randomization by card shuffling (co-authored with U.V. Ramamohana Rao), J. Royal Stat. Soc., Series A (General), 121(2), 1958
The method of least squares, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 12, 1959
An application of stochastic convergence, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 12, 1959
The sampling distribution of primes, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences U.S.A., 49, 1963
Scientific numismatics, Scientific American, February, 1966
Memberships –
Member of the Cambridge branch of American Boy Scouts
Member of the esteemed Phi Beta Kappa Society
UNESCO Fellow to study the theoretical and technical aspects of the computer
Member of the World Peace Council
Biography
Birthday – July 31st 1907
Dead – June 29th 1966
Parents - Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi and
Wife – Nalini
Education –
Cambridge University
Massachusetts University
Cambridge High and Latin School in 1920
Harvard University in 1924
Fields –
Indian mathematics Statistics
Marxist history Genetics
Numismatics Sanskrit Literature
Pali language
Language Fluency –
Sanskrit Pali English
French Italian German
Awards -
Hari Om Ashram Award by in 1980
Working Experiences –
Technical consultant to the Chinese government
Professor at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Lecturer in mathematics at Aligarh
Lecturer in Mathematics of Deccan Education Society’s Fergusson College in Pune, 1933
Professor of Mathematics in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), 1945
Professor of geometry at the University of Chicago
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey
Scientist Emeritus of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1964
Publications
Works on history and society
An Introduction to the Study of Indian History (Popular Book Depot, Bombay), 1956
Exasperating Essays: Exercise in the Dialectical Method (People's Book House, Poona), 1957
Myth and Reality: Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture (Popular Prakashail, Bombay), 1962
The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London), 1965
D.D. Kosambi: Combined Methods in Indology and Other Writings - Compiled, edited and introduced by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (Oxford University Press, New Delhi), 2002
The Oxford India Kosambi - Compiled, edited and introduced by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (Oxford University Press, New Delhi), 2009
Edited works
The Satakatrayam of Bhartrhari with the Comm. of Ramarsi, edited in collaboration with Pt. K. V. Krishnamoorthi Sharma (Anandasrama Sanskrit Series, No.127, Poona), 1945
The Southern Archetype of Epigrams Ascribed to Bhartrhari (Bharatiya Vidya Series 9, Bombay) (First critical edition of a Bhartrhari recension.), 1946
The Epigrams Attributed to Bhartrhari (Singhi Jain Series 23, Bombay) (Comprehensive edition of the poet's work remarkable for rigorous standards of text criticism.), 1948
The Cintamani-saranika of Dasabala; Supplement to Journal of Oriental Research, xix, pt, II (Madras) (A Sanskrit astronomical work which shows that King Bhoja of Dhara died in 1055-56.), 1952
The Subhasitaratnakosa of Vidyakara, edited in collaboration with V.V. Gokhale (Harvard Oriental Series 42), 1957
Mathematical publications
Precessions of an elliptical orbit, Indian J. Phys., 5(3), 1930
On a generalization of the second theorem of Bourbaki, Proc. Acad. Sciences UP, 1, 1931
Modern differential geometries, Indian J. Phys., 7(2), 1932
On the existence of a metric and the inverse variational problem, Proc. Acad. Sciences UP, 2, 1932
Geometric differentiale et calcul des variations, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Linceit, 16(6), 1932
On differential equations with the group property, J. Indian Math, Soc., 19(1), 1932
Affin-geometrische grundlagen der einheitlichen feld-theorie, Sitzungsberichten der Preuss B. Akademic der Wissenschaften, Physikalisch-mathematische klasse, 28, 1932
The classification of integers, J. Univ. Bombay, 2(2), 1933
The problem of differential invariants, J. Indian Math, Soc., 20, 1933
Parallelism and path-spaces, Mathematische Zeitschrift, 37, 1933
Collineations in path-space, J. Indian Math, Soc., 1(2), 1934
Continuous groups and two theorems of Euler, Math, Student, 2(3), 1934
The maximum modulus theorem, J. Univ. Bombay, 3(2), 1934
Systems of differential equations of the second order, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 6(21), 1935
Homogeneous metrics, Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences, 1(A:12), 1935
An affine calculus of variations, Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences, 2, 1935
Differential geometry of the Laplace equation, J. Indian Mat,. Soc., 2, 1936
Path-spaces of higher order, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 7(26), 1936
Path-geometry and cosmogony, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series), 7(28), 1936
Les metriques homogenes dans les espaces cosmogoniques, Comptes rendus, 206, 1938
Les espaces des paths generalises qu'on peut associer avec un espace de Finsler, Comptes rendus, 206, 1938
The tensor analysis of partial differential equations, J. Indian Math, Soc., 3, 1939
Path-equations admitting the Lorenz group, J. London Mat,. Soc., 15(2:58), 1940
The concept of isotropy in generalized path-spaces, J. Indian Math. Soc., 4, 1940
A note on frequency distribution in series, Math, Student, 8, 1940
A bivariate extension of Fisher's Z test, Current Science, 10, 1941
Correlation and time series,Current Science, 10, 1941
Path-equations admitting the Lorenz group - II, J. Indian Math, Soc., 5(2), 1941
On the zeros and closure of orthogonal functions, J. Indian Mat,. Soc., 6(1), 1942
Statistics in function space, J. Indian Math. Soc., 7, 1943
The estimation of map distance from recombination values, Annals of Eugenics, 12(3), 1944
Direct derivation of series spectra, Current Science, 13, 1944
The geometric method in mathematical statistics, Amer. Math, Monthly, 51(7), 1944
Parallelism in the tensor analysis of partial differential equations, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 51, 1945
The law of large numbers, Mathematics Student, 14, 1946
Sur la differentiation covariante, Comptes rendus, 222, 1946
An extension of the least-squares method for statistical estimation, Annals of Eugenics, 18, 1947
Les invariants differentials d'un tenseur covariant a deux indices, Comptes rendus, 225, 1947
Systems of partial differential equations of the second order, Quarterly J. Mat,. (Oxford Series), 19(76), 1948
Characteristic properties of series distributions, Proc. Nat. Inst. Science of India, 15(3), 1949
The differential invariants of a two-index tensor, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 55(1:2), 1949
Seasonal variation in the Indian birth rate, (co-authored with S. Raghavachari), Annals of Eugenics, 16(2), 1951
Series expansions of continuous groups, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series 2), 2(8), 1951
Path-spaces admitting collineations, Quarterly J. Math. (Oxford Series 2), 3(9), 1952
Path-geometry and continuous groups, Quarterly J. Math, (Oxford Series 2), 3(19), 1952
The metric in path-space, Tensor (New Series), 3, 1954
Seasonal variation in the Indian death rate, (co-authored with S. Raghavachari), Annals of Human Genetics, 19(2), 1954
Classical Tauberian theorems, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 10, 1958
The efficiency of randomization by card shuffling (co-authored with U.V. Ramamohana Rao), J. Royal Stat. Soc., Series A (General), 121(2), 1958
The method of least squares, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 12, 1959
An application of stochastic convergence, J. Indian Soc. Agricultural Statistics, 12, 1959
The sampling distribution of primes, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences U.S.A., 49, 1963
Scientific numismatics, Scientific American, February, 1966
Memberships –
Member of the Cambridge branch of American Boy Scouts
Member of the esteemed Phi Beta Kappa Society
UNESCO Fellow to study the theoretical and technical aspects of the computer
Member of the World Peace Council