K. Ramunni Menon

Sir Konkoth Ramunni Menon[1] (14 September 1872 – c. February 1949)[2] was an Indian educator who was the vice chancellor of the University of Madras from 1928 to 1934.

[3] Menon received a B.A from the University of Madras[3] and proceeded to England for higher study to Christ's College, Cambridge.

He was knighted in the 1933 New Year Honours list and invested with his knighthood on 3 March 1933 by the Viceroy, the Earl of Willingdon, at New Delhi.

[4] Menon was invited to preside over the annual Music Academy's Sadas in 1944 and was also one of the founding fathers of the Tamil Isai Sangam.

[8] A species of amphibian, Menon's caecilian (Uraeotyphlus menoni), is named for him.