Mathematician:Mahaviracharya

Mathematician
Indian mathematician best known for separating the subject of mathematics from that of astrology.

Gave the sum of a series whose terms are squares of an arithmetical progression and empirical rules for area and perimeter of an ellipse.

Nationality
Indian

History

 * Born: c. 800 in possibly Mysore, India
 * Died: c. 870 in India

Achievements

 * Solutions of equations of the forms $a x^n = q$ and $a \dfrac {x^n - 1} {x - 1} = p$


 * Formulas for the sides and diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral

Publications

 * c. 850: Ganita Sara Samgraha ("Compendium of the Essence of Mathematics" or "Compendium of Calculations"), an updating of 's Brahmasphutasiddhanta

Also known as
The name can also be rendered Mahāvīrāchārya.

Mahaviracharya literally means Mahavira the teacher.

Often referred to as just Mahavira.