Hoon Balakram
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Hoon Balakram (1876–1929)[1] was an Indian mathematician, civil servant and Bombay High Court judge.
Biography
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 1926.[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, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, Template:Num, and Template:Num.
References
- 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
- British India judges
- Mathematicians from British India
- People from Punjab Province (British India)