U. V. Swaminatha Iyer

Tamil scholar, researcher and publisher of classical Tamil literature
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Summary

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer was born on February 19, 1855[1], in Kumbakonam Taluk[2]. He died on April 28, 1942[3], in Tirukalukundram[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], professor[6], scholar[7], researcher[8], and publisher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: British Raj[11]
  • Field of work: Tamil literature[12]
  • Employer: Annamalai University[13], Pachaiyappa's College[14]
  • Notable work: Q38586513[15], Pattuppāṭṭu[16], Q140263206[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: U. V. Swaminatha Iyer[19]
  • Given name: U.[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Tamil[21]
  • Birth name: உத்திரபதி வீட்டில் சாமிநாதையர்[22]
  • Name in native language: உ. வே. சாமிநாதையர்[23]
  • Writing language: Tamil[24]

Why It Matters

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was U. V. Swaminatha Iyer born?

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer was born in Kumbakonam Taluk[2].

Where did U. V. Swaminatha Iyer die?

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer died in Tirukalukundram[4].

What did U. V. Swaminatha Iyer do for work?

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer worked as a philologist[5], professor[6], scholar[7], researcher[8], and publisher[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . tamil.wiki. tamil.wiki. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . tamil.wiki. tamil.wiki. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'ta', 'te']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 17w ago · Clintacc · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Q38586513, Pattuppāṭṭu, Q140263206
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'உ. வே. சாமிநாதையர்'}
    Occupation → philologist, professor, scholar +2
    Field of work → Tamil literature
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Notable work: Q140263206"
  3. 19w ago · Clintacc · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philologist, professor, scholar +2
    Wikidata description → Tamil scholar, researcher and publisher of classical Tamil literature
    Employer → Annamalai University, Pachaiyappa's College
    Place of birth → Kumbakonam Taluk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: scholar"
  4. 19w ago · Shanmughapriya200410 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'உத்திரபதி வீட்டில் சாமிநாதையர்'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Birth name: உத்திரபதி வீட்டில் சாமிநாதையர்"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Tirukalukundram
    Notable work → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Tamil
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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