E. Sampathkumar (10 June 1936 – 11 August 2024) was a professor[1] of graph theory from University of Mysore.
[3] Born and raised in Mallur village, Channapatna Taluk, Ramanagaram (District), outside of Bangalore, he earned a M.Sc.
After retiring in 1996 from Mysore University (1989–96), he worked for the Department of Science and Technology (India) as a principal investigator on several projects in graph theory.
[4] E. Sampathkumar was the first person in India to teach Graph Theory as a subject in an Indian university.
[5] He introduced it as a special paper in 1970–71 for MSc Mathematics students at Karnatak University, Dharwad.