K. Ramunni Menon

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Sir Konkoth Ramunni Menon[1] (14 September 1872 – c. February 1949)[2] was an Indian educator who was the vice chancellor of the University of Madras from 1928 to 1934.[3]

Biography

Menon received a B.A from the University of Madras[3] and proceeded to England for higher study to Christ's College, Cambridge.[4]

He obtained first class honours in both parts of the Natural Sciences Tripos and returned to India after obtaining his M.A.[3]

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[5] after he became the vice chancellor of the University of Madras in 1928.

He was knighted in the

Viceroy, the Earl of Willingdon, at New Delhi.[6][7] He served as the vice chancellor until 1934. During his time he first introduced music as a subject at Madras University.[4]

Legacy

Menon was invited to preside over the annual

musicologist Indira Menon.[4]

He first proposed in a letter to

Ramanujan's wife a monthly annuity of 20 rupees per month for handing over her husband's documents.[8]

A species of amphibian, Menon's caecilian (Uraeotyphlus menoni), is named for him.[9]

References

  1. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2857.
  2. ^ "Obituary". The Times. 5 February 1949. p. 6.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8218-9125-4
    . Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Viju, K. N. (19 August 2005). "Recording rarities". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2005.
  5. ISBN 978-81-317-2818-5
    . Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. ^ The London Gazette, 2 January 1933
  7. ^ The London Gazette, 11 April 1933
  8. ISBN 978-0-8218-2624-9
    . Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  9. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8
    .
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