About K. Ramunni Menon
Lived 1872 – 1949 (aged 76–77). K. Ramunni Menon was a zoologist.
Sir Konkoth Ramunni Menon (14 September 1872 – 1949) 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
He obtained first class honours in both parts of the Natural Sciences Tripos and returned to India after obtaining his M.A. 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. He served as the vice chancellor until 1934. During his time he first introduced music as a subject at Madras University.
A species of amphibian, Menon's caecilian (Uraeotyphlus menoni), is named for him.
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K. Ramunni Menon was born in 1872.
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K. Ramunni Menon died in 1949.
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K. Ramunni Menon was a zoologist.
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