George Shoobridge Carr (1837–1914) was a British mathematician. He wrote ''

Synopsis of Pure Mathematics ''Synopsis of Pure Mathematics'' is a book by G. S. Carr, written in 1886. The book attempted to summarize the state of most of the basic mathematics known at the time. The book is noteworthy because it was a major source of information for the l ...

'' (1886). This book, first published in England in 1880, was read and studied closely by mathematician

Srinivasa Ramanujan Srinivasa Ramanujan (; born Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, ; 22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis ...

when he was a teenager. Ramanujan had already produced many theorems by the age of 15. Carr was a private coach for the Tripos mathematics examinations at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, and the ''Synopsis'' was written as a study guide for those examinations.

External links

*Amitabha Sen
''The Legacy of Mr. Carr, A Gift for the Gifted'', parabaas.com, 1999
* 1837 births 19th-century British mathematicians 1914 deaths 20th-century British mathematicians {{UK-mathematician-stub