Bhadriraju Krishnamurti

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti in 2010
Professor of Linguistics
(Founder and Head of the department)
Osmania University
In office
1962 – 1988
(On leave of absence 1986–88)
Vice-Chancellor
University of Hyderabad
In office
1986–1993
Resident Fellow
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
In office
1975 – 1976, 2000 fall
Member
Institute for Advanced Study
in Princeton, New Jersey
In office
1999–2000
Honorary Professor
Andhra University
Assumed office
2003
Personal details
Born(1928-06-19)19 June 1928
Ongole, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died11 August 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 84)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now Telangana, India)
SpouseBh. Syamala
ProfessionHistorical linguist
Dravidian linguist
Academician
Administrator

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (19 June 1928 – 11 August 2012) was an Indian linguist who specialised in Dravidian languages. He was born in Ongole in the Madras Presidency of British India (now currently in Andhra Pradesh, India).[1] He was the vice-chancellor of the University of Hyderabad from 1986 to 1993, and founded the Department of Linguistics at Osmania University, where he served as a professor from 1962 to 1986. His magnum opus, The Dravidian Languages, is considered a landmark volume in the study of Dravidian linguistics.[2][3][4]

Krishnamurti was a student and close associate of Murray Barnson Emeneau. He got his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 and 1957, respectively.[5][6] His grandson, Ravi Bhadriraju, was a rhythm guitarist in the famous death metal band, Job for a Cowboy.[7]

  1. ^ "Brief biography of Bhadriraju Krishnamurti". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ^ R. E. Asher, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Vol. 67, No. 1 (2004), pp. 95–97
  3. ^ Ian Smith, Anthropological Linguistics Vol. 46, No. 1 (Spring, 2004), pp. 125–128
  4. ^ WISE, Mary Ruth, author. 2009. Review of: The Dravidian languages, by Bhadriraju Krishnamurti. SIL Electronic Book Reviews 2009-001: 4 Archived 2 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Bhadriraju Krishnamurti – Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study". ias.edu. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ Staff Reporter (12 August 2012). "Linguist Bhadriraju Krishnamurti dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2020. A Fulbright and Smith-Mundt Fellowship in 1953 paved way for him to pursue masters degree in linguistics at University of Pennsylvania during 1954–55.
  7. ^ Homegrown. "32 Musicians of Indian Descent Creating Sensational Sounds Abroad [Vol. II]". homegrown.co.in. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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