P. Kanagasabapathy

Professor
P. Kanagasabapathy
Professor P. Kanagasabapathy
Born	1923
Died	January 1977
Alma mater	Jaffna Hindu College; University of Ceylon; University of Cambridge
Occupation	Academic
Title	Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Sri Lanka (Jaffna campus)
Term	October 1974 – January 1977
Successor	K. Kunaratnam

Professor Perampalam Kanagasabapathy was a Ceylon Tamil mathematician, academic and dean of the Faculty of Science at the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka.

Early life and family

Kanagasabapathy was born in 1923.^[1] He was the son of Iyampillai Perampalam from Erlalai in northern Ceylon.^[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College.^[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon.^[1] He then went to the University of Cambridge, graduating with a master's degree in mathematics.^[1]

Kanagasabapathy married Meenambikai in 1949.^[1] They had three children (Pathmini, Mythili and Nanada Kumaran).^[1]

Career

Kanagasabapathy worked at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from 1950 to 1974 as a lecturer, senior lecturer and professor of mathematics.^[1] He joined the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka in October 1974 as a professor of mathematics.^[1] He was head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and dean of the Faculty of Science at the Jaffna campus from October 1974 to January 1977.^[2]^[3] He died in January 1977.^[1] He published number of papers in Mathematical Journals^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 72.
^ "Brief History of the Faculty". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Dean's Office". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ https://academic.oup.com/qjmath/article-abstract/26/1/275/1571727
^ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mathematical-gazette/article/div-classtitle2816-a-new-proof-of-the-compositeness-of-fspan-classsub5spandiv/6C273B9F1AEE8C7FB62430D5E3187F69

[Arumugam-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 72.

[2] "Brief History of the Faculty". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Dean's Office". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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