The Brief Timeline of Srinivasa Ramanujan, Mathematician By Cindy Rosenzweig Dec 22, 1887 Srinivasa was born in Erode, India Period: Jan 1, 1903 to Dec 31, 1907 Absorbed with mathematics, failed college twice Mar 21, 1903 Read Carr's Synopsis and plunges into mathematical exploration Jul 14, 1909 Married 9-year-old Janaki, begins to seek employment Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Dec 1, 1912 Showed his work to Indian mathematicians; gets a clerical job Mar 21, 1913 Wrote to G.H. Hardy at Cambridge Mar 21, 1914 Went to England; began to write major papers Mar 21, 1918 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society and awarded Fellowship of Trinity College, Cambridge Mar 21, 1919 Returned to India in ill health Apr 26, 1920 Died in Madras, India of tuberculosis