Ayinapalli Aiyappan | |
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| Superintendent of the Government Museum, Chennai and Connemara Public Library | |
| In office 1940–1960 | |
| Preceded by | F. H. Gravely |
| Succeeded by | S. T. Satyamurthi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1905 Pavaratty, Thrissur, British Raj |
| Died | 28 June 1988 (aged 83) Pavaratty, Thrissur, India |
| Alma mater | University of Madras |
| Profession | Anthropologist |
Ayinapalli Aiyappan (5 February 1905 – 28 June 1988) was a museologist who served as Superintendent of the Government Museum, Madras from 1940 to 1960.[1] He was the first Indian to occupy the post. Aiyappan was also an amateur archaeologist who did pioneering excavations on the archaeological site at Arikamedu.[2]
- ^ Tharakan, P. K. Michael (January–March 2005). "Remembering The Founder Chairman: A. Aiyappan" (PDF). Chronicle. 1 (1). Centre for Development Studies: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Srivathsan, A. (1 July 2011). "Setting the record straight on the Arikamedu finds". The Hindu.