K. Ramunni Menon
Sir Konkoth Ramunni Menon (1872–1949)[1] was an Indian educator who was the vice chancellor of the University of Madras from 1928 to 1934.
Biography
Menon received a B.A from the University of Madras[1] and proceeded to England for higher study to Christ's College, Cambridge.[2]
He obtained first class honours in both parts of the Natural Sciences Tripos and returned to India after obtaining his M.A.[1]
In 1910 he became professor of zoology at the Presidency College, Madras. The Department of Zoology of University of Madras was established in 1927 and Menon was made its honorary director[3] after he became the vice chancellor of the University of Madras in 1928.
He was knighted in the 1933 New Year Honours list and invested with his knighthood on 3 March 1933 by the Viceroy, the Earl of Willingdon, at New Delhi.[4][5] He served as the vice chancellor up to 1934 and during his time he first introduced music as a subject at Madras University.[2]
Legacy
Menon was invited to preside over the annual Music Academy's Sadas in 1944 and was also one of the founding fathers of the Tamil Isai Sangam.[2] He is also the maternal grandfather of Musicologist Indira Menon.[2]
He first proposed in a letter to G. H. Hardy dated 28 July 1920 to pay Ramanujan's wife a monthly annuity of 20 rupees per month for handing over her husband's documents.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar (1995). Ramanujan: Letters and Commentary. American Mathematical Soc. pp. 257–. ISBN 978-0-8218-9125-4. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d Viju, K. N. "Recording rarities". The Hindu. Retrieved Aug 19, 2005.
- ^ Uma Dasgupta (2011). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784-1947. Pearson Education India. pp. 685–. ISBN 978-81-317-2818-5. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ The London Gazette, 2 January 1933
- ^ The London Gazette, 11 April 1933
- ^ Bruce C. Berndt; Robert Alexander Rankin (2001). Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys. American Mathematical Soc. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-0-8218-2624-9. Retrieved 19 June 2013.