Famous english mathematician

British mathematician (1877–1947)

Godfrey Harold HardyFRS^[1] (7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947)^[2] was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis.^[3][4] In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of population genetics.

G. H. Hardy is usually known by those outside the field of mathematics for his 1940 essay A Mathematician's Apology, often considered one of the best insights into the mind of a working mathematician written for the layperson.

Starting in 1914, Hardy was the mentor of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, a relationship that has become celebrated.^[5] Hardy almost immediately recognised Ramanujan's extraordinary albeit untutored brilliance, and Hardy and Ramanujan became close collaborators.^[6] In an interview by Paul Erdős, when Hardy was asked what his greatest contribution to mathematics Mathematicians!