A. L. Narayan

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1887 – 1973

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Who was A. L. Narayan?

Appadvedula Lakshmi Narayan, better known as A. L. Narayan B.A., M.A., D.Sc., F.I.P. was an Indian Astrophysicist and was the first Indian Director of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory during between 1937–1946. He was born in 1887 to Shri Appadvedula Vyasulu and Smt. Mahalakshmi in the Mukkamala village of East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. He studied up to Matriculation in the higher secondary school at Kothapeta. He developed keen interest in the study of Science and continued his studies in the Government Arts College, Rajahmundry. He passed the B.A. degree and did Postgraduation in Physics from the University of Madras in 1914. He has joined as Lecturer in Physics in Maharajah's College of Vizianagaram.

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Born
1887
India
Education
  • University of Madras
Died
Mar 7, 1973
Chennai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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