Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Vashishtha Narayan Singh (2 April 1942 – 14 November 2019) was an Indian
academic from Bihar. A prodigy since childhood, he completed his PhD in 1969.
He taught mathematics at various institute in 1960s and 1970s. He was
diagnosed with schizophrenia and later left academics in 1987 and returned to
his village. He was lost for four years during a train journey and found in 1993.
He later returned to academics in 2014.
academic from Bihar. A prodigy since childhood, he completed his PhD in 1969.
He taught mathematics at various institute in 1960s and 1970s. He was
diagnosed with schizophrenia and later left academics in 1987 and returned to
his village. He was lost for four years during a train journey and found in 1993.
He later returned to academics in 2014.
Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Born 2 April 1942
Basantpur, Bhojpur,
Bihar, British India
Died 14 November 2019
(aged 77)
Patna, Bihar, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Netarhat Residential
School
Patna Science
College
University of
California, Berkeley
Occupation Academic
Born 2 April 1942
Basantpur, Bhojpur,
Bihar, British India
Died 14 November 2019
(aged 77)
Patna, Bihar, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Netarhat Residential
School
Patna Science
College
University of
California, Berkeley
Occupation Academic
Early life
He was born on 2 April 1942[1] to Lal Bahadur Singh and Lahaso Devi in the Basantpur village of the Bhojpur district in Bihar,
India.[1]
He received his primary and secondary education from Netarhat Residential School, and he received his college education from
Patna Science College.[2][3] He received recognition as a student when he was allowed by Patna University to appear in the first
year of its two-year BSc (Hons.) Mathematics course.[4][5]
He joined the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 and received PhD in Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic
Vector (Cycle Vector Space Theory) in 1969 under doctoral advisor was John L. Kelley.
India.[1]
He received his primary and secondary education from Netarhat Residential School, and he received his college education from
Patna Science College.[2][3] He received recognition as a student when he was allowed by Patna University to appear in the first
year of its two-year BSc (Hons.) Mathematics course.[4][5]
He joined the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 and received PhD in Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic
Vector (Cycle Vector Space Theory) in 1969 under doctoral advisor was John L. Kelley.
Career
After receiving his PhD, he joined the Washington University as an associate professor.[8] He later worked at NASA[9] and then
returned to India in 1974 to teach at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.[8] After eight months, he joined Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bombay. In 1973, he was appointed as a faculty at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
returned to India in 1974 to teach at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.[8] After eight months, he joined Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bombay. In 1973, he was appointed as a faculty at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Later life
He married Vandana Rani Singh in 1973 and was divorced in 1976 due to his mental illness. Later he was diagnosed with
schizophrenia.[8][1] In 1987, he returned to his village Basantpur. He was lost during his train journey to Pune in 1989 and was
found four years later in 1993 in Doriganj near Chhapra of Saran district.[8][6]
In 2014, he was appointed as a visiting professor at the Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University (BNMU) in Madhepura.He died on 14 November 2019 at Patna Medical College and Hospital in Patna after prolonged illness.
schizophrenia.[8][1] In 1987, he returned to his village Basantpur. He was lost during his train journey to Pune in 1989 and was
found four years later in 1993 in Doriganj near Chhapra of Saran district.[8][6]
In 2014, he was appointed as a visiting professor at the Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University (BNMU) in Madhepura.He died on 14 November 2019 at Patna Medical College and Hospital in Patna after prolonged illness.
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