Iravatham Mahadevan

Indian epigraphist (1930–2018)
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Iravatham Mahadevan

Summary

Iravatham Mahadevan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tiruchirappalli[2]. He was born on October 2, 1930[3]. He passed away in Chennai[4]. He died on November 26, 2018[5]. He worked as a civil servant[6], epigrapher[7], translator[8], and linguist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Iravatham Mahadevan's place of birth was Tiruchirappalli[2].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan passed away in Chennai[4].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan was born on October 2, 1930[3].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan died on November 26, 2018[5].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan held citizenship in India[11].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan held citizenship in Dominion of India[12].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan worked as a civil servant[6].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's professions included epigrapher[7].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's professions included translator[8].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan worked as a linguist[9].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's field of work was Indus script[13].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's field of work was Tamil[14].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan was employed by Dinamani[15].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's education included a stint at Jaffna College[16].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan was educated at University of Madras[17].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan received the Padma Shri in arts[18].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan received the Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship[19].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan was influenced by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri[20].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan is recorded as male[21].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's family name is recorded as Mahadevan[23].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tamil[24].
  • Iravatham Mahadevan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'ஐராவதம் மகாதேவன்'}[25].

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Origins and Family

Iravatham Mahadevan's place of birth was Tiruchirappalli[2]. He was born on October 2, 1930[3].

Education

Educated at Jaffna College[16], a school[26], in Sri Lanka[27], founded in 1871[28] and University of Madras[17], a state public university[29], in India[30], founded in 1857[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include civil servant[6], epigrapher[7], translator[8], and linguist[9]. Fields of work include Indus script[13], a written language[32], founded in -2800[33] and Tamil[14], a natural language[34], in India[35]. Among Iravatham Mahadevan's employers was Dinamani[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in arts[18], a class of award[36], in India[37] and Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[38].

Death and Burial

Iravatham Mahadevan died on November 26, 2018[5]. He died in Chennai[4].

Why It Matters

Iravatham Mahadevan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Iravatham Mahadevan born?

Iravatham Mahadevan was born in Tiruchirappalli[2].

Where did Iravatham Mahadevan die?

Iravatham Mahadevan passed away in Chennai[4].

What did Iravatham Mahadevan do for work?

Iravatham Mahadevan worked as civil servant[6], epigrapher[7], translator[8], and linguist[9].

Where did Iravatham Mahadevan go to school?

Iravatham Mahadevan was educated at Jaffna College[16] and University of Madras[17].

What awards did Iravatham Mahadevan receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts[18] and Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . varalaaru.com. varalaaru.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . harappa.com. harappa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . dinamani.com. dinamani.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . in.news.yahoo.com. in.news.yahoo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . varalaaru.com. varalaaru.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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