Sir A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar | |
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Born | 14 October 1887 |
Died | 15 April 1974 (aged 86)
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Madras, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Madras Christian College |
Relatives | Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (brother) |
Awards | Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan |
Sir Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, FRCOG, FACS (14 October 1887 – 15 April 1974) was an Indian educationist and physician. He was the identical younger twin brother of Sir A. R. Mudaliar. His education began in Kurnool, and they moved to Chennai in 1903. [2]
He pursued his education from the Madras Christian College. He later went on to become the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University [3] (for 27 years) and principal of Madras Medical College. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Indian delegation to the First World Health Assembly in Geneva in 1948. He was elected as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950, was vice-president of the Eighth World Health Assembly in 1955 and President of the Fourteenth World Health Assembly in 1961. [4] [5]
Sir Arcot, a distinguished obstetrician and gynaecologist, an international public health worker, an outstanding medical statesman and an internationally recognised medical educationist passed away on 15th April, 1974, at Madras...