Hoon Balakram
Hoon Balakram | |
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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
Balakram was born in
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
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,
.