K. S. Amur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931, India |
| Died | 09/08/2018 Dharwad, India |
| Citizenship |  Indian |
| Alma mater | Karnataka University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Differential Geometry |
| Institutions | Karnataka University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Doctoral advisor | C. N. S. Iyengar |
Krishna Shyamacharya Amur (born 1931) a professor emeritus of mathematics in differential geometry[1][2] was head of the department of mathematics, Karnatak University, Dharwar.[3] Amur is the founder member of the Sri Aurobindo Society in Dharwar (1992) of Karnataka State and the vice-president of Karnatak Education Board, Dharwar.[4] Amur is the younger brother of G. S. Amur a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and English.
Born and raised in Suranagi village of Haveri taluka, he earned a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. (1964) in mathematics from the Karnataka University, Dharwar. From 1960 to 1962, he was a lecturer of mathematics at Karnataka College, Dharwar and then a professor of mathematics at the department of mathematics Karnatak University, Dharwar.
Amur was a postdoctoral fellow at the department of mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 1967 to 1968 and again in 1984, he went to the USA on a fellowship program for a year.[5] He was also acting registrar of the Karnatak University, Dharwar from 1978-80.
Amur has been working as the president of Sri Aurobindo society,[6] Karnataka State.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "- Amur's publications". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
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- ↑ Karnataka University Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "- KE Board, Dharwar". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ↑ "- Visit to US, a record in Kannada language". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "- President of Sri Aurobindo, Karnataka state". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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