Professor R. Kanagasuntheram
FZS C.Biol F.I.Biol | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 June 2010
Adelaide, Australia | (aged 90)
Alma mater | Karainagar Hindu College Jaffna Hindu College University of Ceylon University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna |
Term | July 1981 – December 1983 |
Predecessor | A. A. Hoover |
Successor | C. Sivagnanasundram |
Professor Ragunathar Kanagasuntheram (13 October 1919 – 19 June 2010) was a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, zoologist, academic and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jaffna.
Kanagasuntheram was born on 13 October 1919 in Karainagar in northern Ceylon. [1] [2] He was the son of Ragunathar, a teacher from Karainagar. [1] [3] He was educated at Karainagar Hindu College and Jaffna Hindu College. [1] [2] After school he joined Ceylon Medical College in 1938. [1] [2] He graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1944 with a first class honours MBBS degree and was awarded the Rockwood Gold Medal. [3] [2] He passed the part 1 of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons exam in 1947 but did not sit the part 2 exam for health reasons. [1] [3]
Kanagasuntheram married Sornam. [3] They had two sons (Narendran and Rajendran) and three daughters (Pathmini, Bhavani and Panja). [3]
Kanagasuntheram joined the University of Ceylon, Colombo as a lecturer in anatomy in 1948. [1] [2] [4] He then proceeded to the University of Cambridge from where he received a PhD degree in 1952. [1] [2] [3] He won colours at Cambridge in tennis. [2]
Kanagasuntheram then worked at the University of Khartoum from 1958 and 1962 as a senior lecturer and reader of anatomy. [1] [2] He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Singapore in 1962. [1] [2] [3] He was the first Asian to chair the department. [3] [4] He retired in 1979 and was appointed emeritus professor in 1981. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was visiting professor at Flinders University. [2]
Kanagasuntheram was Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna. [1] [3] He was dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the university from July 1981 to December 1983. [1] [2] [5]
Kanagasuntheram became a member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1951, and later on was made a life member. [2] [3] He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, fellow of the Institute of Biology and a member of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. [2] [3] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Jaffna. [2]
The National University of Singapore has named a bursary in honour of Kanagasuntheram. [6]
Kanagasuntheram returned to Singapore. [1] He died on 19 June 2010 in Adelaide, Australia. [2] [3] [4]
Professor R. Kanagasuntheram
FZS C.Biol F.I.Biol | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 June 2010
Adelaide, Australia | (aged 90)
Alma mater | Karainagar Hindu College Jaffna Hindu College University of Ceylon University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna |
Term | July 1981 – December 1983 |
Predecessor | A. A. Hoover |
Successor | C. Sivagnanasundram |
Professor Ragunathar Kanagasuntheram (13 October 1919 – 19 June 2010) was a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, zoologist, academic and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jaffna.
Kanagasuntheram was born on 13 October 1919 in Karainagar in northern Ceylon. [1] [2] He was the son of Ragunathar, a teacher from Karainagar. [1] [3] He was educated at Karainagar Hindu College and Jaffna Hindu College. [1] [2] After school he joined Ceylon Medical College in 1938. [1] [2] He graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1944 with a first class honours MBBS degree and was awarded the Rockwood Gold Medal. [3] [2] He passed the part 1 of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons exam in 1947 but did not sit the part 2 exam for health reasons. [1] [3]
Kanagasuntheram married Sornam. [3] They had two sons (Narendran and Rajendran) and three daughters (Pathmini, Bhavani and Panja). [3]
Kanagasuntheram joined the University of Ceylon, Colombo as a lecturer in anatomy in 1948. [1] [2] [4] He then proceeded to the University of Cambridge from where he received a PhD degree in 1952. [1] [2] [3] He won colours at Cambridge in tennis. [2]
Kanagasuntheram then worked at the University of Khartoum from 1958 and 1962 as a senior lecturer and reader of anatomy. [1] [2] He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Singapore in 1962. [1] [2] [3] He was the first Asian to chair the department. [3] [4] He retired in 1979 and was appointed emeritus professor in 1981. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was visiting professor at Flinders University. [2]
Kanagasuntheram was Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna. [1] [3] He was dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the university from July 1981 to December 1983. [1] [2] [5]
Kanagasuntheram became a member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1951, and later on was made a life member. [2] [3] He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, fellow of the Institute of Biology and a member of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. [2] [3] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Jaffna. [2]
The National University of Singapore has named a bursary in honour of Kanagasuntheram. [6]
Kanagasuntheram returned to Singapore. [1] He died on 19 June 2010 in Adelaide, Australia. [2] [3] [4]