Hemachandra
Hemachandra Suri (हेमचन्द्र सूरी) (correct Sanskrit spelling Hemacandra Sürí) (1089 -1172) was one of the greatest scholars of his time. He wrote on many subjects: grammar,
philosophy, tradition, and contemporary history. One of his best known works is the "Tri-shashthi-shalaka-
purusha-charitra", the lives of the 63 illustrious persons
in Jainism. After having written this, he composed an
appendix to it (hence called "Parishista-parvan"). This
appendix, also called "Sthaviravali-charitra" is actually
itself a text of considerable value. Hemacandra, following the earlier Gopala, presented what is now called the Fibonacci series around 1150, that is at least 50 years before Fibonacci.
See alsoIndian mathematicians
External link The Rhythm of Poetry The Golden Mean and the Physics of Aesthetics
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