S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
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S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan is an Indian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to probability theory, particularly large deviations, and a recipient of the Abel Prize.
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| S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan Context triple: [Indian Statistical Institute, hasNotableAlumnus, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan]
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Joseph L. Doob
Joseph L. Doob was an influential American mathematician and probabilist whose foundational work in martingale theory and stochastic processes helped shape modern probability theory.
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Kiyoshi Itô
Kiyoshi Itô was a Japanese mathematician renowned for founding the modern theory of stochastic calculus, which underpins much of probability theory and mathematical finance.
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C. R. Narasimhan
C. R. Narasimhan was an Indian politician and parliamentarian, best known as the son of statesman C. Rajagopalachari and for serving as a member of the Lok Sabha.
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D.
Peter Lax
Peter Lax is a Hungarian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to partial differential equations, numerical analysis, and fluid dynamics.
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E.
Pierre-Louis Lions
Pierre-Louis Lions is a renowned French mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his influential work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan Target entity description: S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan is an Indian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to probability theory, particularly large deviations, and a recipient of the Abel Prize.
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A.
Joseph L. Doob
Joseph L. Doob was an influential American mathematician and probabilist whose foundational work in martingale theory and stochastic processes helped shape modern probability theory.
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B.
Kiyoshi Itô
Kiyoshi Itô was a Japanese mathematician renowned for founding the modern theory of stochastic calculus, which underpins much of probability theory and mathematical finance.
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C.
C. R. Narasimhan
C. R. Narasimhan was an Indian politician and parliamentarian, best known as the son of statesman C. Rajagopalachari and for serving as a member of the Lok Sabha.
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D.
Peter Lax
Peter Lax is a Hungarian-American mathematician renowned for his fundamental contributions to partial differential equations, numerical analysis, and fluid dynamics.
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E.
Pierre-Louis Lions
Pierre-Louis Lions is a renowned French mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his influential work in partial differential equations and applied mathematics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abel Prize laureate
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ probabilist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Abel Prize
NERFINISHED
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Abraham Wald Prize in Sequential Analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ Birkhoff Prize in Applied Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Leroy P. Steele Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-01-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
British India
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Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
India
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United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | C. R. Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indian Statistical Institute
NERFINISHED
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Presidency College, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
NERFINISHED
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New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Varadhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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probability theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Srinivasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Varadhan’s lemma
NERFINISHED
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contributions to diffusion processes ⓘ contributions to stochastic processes ⓘ large deviations theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Tamil ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Indian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Martingale problems for Markov processes
NERFINISHED
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Theory of large deviations with Monroe Donsker NERFINISHED ⓘ Work on hydrodynamic limits ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Frank J. Gould Professor of Science
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Mathematics ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Raghavan’s daughter, a relative of C. R. Rao ⓘ |
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