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S. R. Ranganathan

Indian mathematician and librarian (1892-1972) · India · Academics · Died at 80

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Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was an Indian librarian and mathematician. S. R. Ranganathan is widely known as the “Father of Library Science in India.”

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Awards

Margaret Mann Citation1970
Library Hall of Fame
Padma Shri in literature and education

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Child: Ranganathan Yogeshwar

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Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was an Indian librarian and mathematician. S. R. Ranganathan is widely known as the “Father of Library Science in India.” His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification. He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field. His birthday is observed every year as National Librarian Day in India.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1972 · aged 80

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