Ziauddin Ahmad
Indian mathematician and philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Ziauddin Ahmad CIE (born Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi; 13 February 1873 – 23 December 1947) was an Indian mathematician,[3][4] parliamentarian, logician, natural philosopher, politician, political theorist, educationist and a scholar.[5] He was a member of the Aligarh Movement and was a professor, principal of MAO College, first pro vice-chancellor, vice chancellor[6][7] and rector of Aligarh Muslim University, India.[1]
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Born | Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi (1873-02-13)13 February 1873[1] |
Died | 23 December 1947(1947-12-23) (aged 74)[1] |
Resting place | Aligarh Muslim University's Mosque |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | British India (1878–1947) |
Alma mater | Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Allahabad University Calcutta University Cambridge University University of Göttingen University of Bologna Al-Azhar University Royal Astronomical Society Patna University |
Known for | As a politician, was a member of British Indian Parliament, Muslim Renaissance activist, Aligarh Movement, Sadler Commission or Calcutta University Commission on higher education, Reserve Bank of India Act. Had leading and central role in the Pakistan Movement. As a mathematician, did research work on Differential geometry, Projective geometry, Logarithmic applications and sciences, and Algebraic geometry and analytic geometry. |
Awards | Strachey Gold Medal (1895) Sir Isaac Newton Scholarship[2] Lang Medal CIE |
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Fields | Mathematics Parliamentarian Social reformer |
Institutions | London Mathematical Society Royal Astronomical Society Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh Muslim University Trinity College, Cambridge University of Paris University of Bologna |
Doctoral advisor | Dr. James Reynold |
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First general secretary of the Muslim League, and close companion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Moti Lal Nehru, B.R. Ambedkar. |
He served as vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University for three terms.[2]
In 1917, he was appointed a member of the Calcutta University Commission[8] also known as the Sadler Commission. He was also a member of Skeen Committee also known as Indian Sandhurst Committee and Shea Commission for the Indianisation of the British Indian Army.