Updated November 14th, 2019 at 21:04 IST
PM Modi condoles demise of renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the death of renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh as the loss of a rare talent in the field of science.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the death of renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh as the loss of a rare talent in the field of science. Singh, who had been ailing for quite some time, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital on Thursday. He was 74.
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"Saddened by the news of the death of mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh. In his death, the country has lost one of its rare talents in the field on science," the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.
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गणितज्ञ डॉ. वशिष्ठ नारायण सिंह जी के निधन के समाचार से अत्यंत दुख हुआ। उनके जाने से देश ने ज्ञान-विज्ञान के क्षेत्र में अपनी एक विलक्षण प्रतिभा को खो दिया है। विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2019
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Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Vashishtha Narayan Singh was born in Basantpur village of Bhojpur district. He completed his schooling in Netarhat in undivided Bihar. Singh graduated from the Patna Science College and completed his PhD on cycle vector space theory from the University of California in 1969. He used to teach at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Singh was also a visiting professor at the B N Mandal University, Madhepura.
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Published November 14th, 2019 at 20:35 IST
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