Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti | |
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Krishnamurti in 2010 | |
| Professor of Linguistics (Founder and Head of the department) Osmania University | |
| In office 1962 – 1988 (On leave of absence 1986–88) | |
| Vice-Chancellor University of Hyderabad | |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Resident Fellow Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Stanford University | |
| In office 1975 – 1976, 2000 fall | |
| Member Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Honorary Professor Andhra University | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1928 Ongole, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 11 August 2012 (aged 84) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, (now in Telangana), India |
| Spouse | Bh. Syamala |
| Profession | Historical linguist Dravidian linguist Academician Administrator |
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (19 June 1928 – 11 August 2012) was an Indian linguist who specialised in Dravidian languages. He was born in Ongole in the Madras Presidency of British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India). He was the vice-chancellor of the University of Hyderabad from 1986 to 1993, and founded the Department of Linguistics at Osmania University, where he served as a professor from 1962 to 1986. His magnum opus, The Dravidian Languages, is considered a landmark volume in the study of Dravidian linguistics.
Krishnamurti was a student and close associate of Murray Barnson Emeneau. He got his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 and 1957, respectively. His grandson, Ravi Bhadriraju, was a rhythm guitarist in the famous death metal band, Job for a Cowboy.