The
role of G.H. Hardy (7th Feb. 1877 – 1st Dec. 1947), Professor
of Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, in the life and
career of Ramanujan is immeasurable, peerless and beyond praise.
Hardy considered Ramanujan was, in a way, his discovery Hardy
stated also that "like all other great men, he [Ramanujan]
invented himself":
“I
still know more about Ramanujan than anyone else, am still the
first authority on this particular subject. I owe more to him
than to any one else in the world with one exception, and my
own association with him is the one romantic incident in my
life.”
This association started with Ramanujan’s first historic
letter, dated 16th Jan. 1913, to Hardy.
