Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Madras_Christian_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Padma_Shri
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-08-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shiyali,_Madras_Presidency,_British_India
gptkbp:commemoratedBy August 12 (National Library Day in India)
National Library Day (India)
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-09-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:Madras_Christian_College
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
library science
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Shiyali_Ramamrita_Ranganathan
gptkbp:honor Father of Library Science in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
gptkbp:influenced information retrieval
information science
library classification systems
library education in India
modern library cataloguing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Colon_Classification
Chain Indexing
Facet Analysis
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Colon_Classification
gptkb:Five_Laws_of_Library_Science
Library science in India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:legacy Ranganathan Award
Ranganathan Research Circle
Ranganathan Series in Library Science
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:International_Federation_for_Information_and_Documentation
gptkb:Indian_Library_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Colon_Classification
gptkb:Five_Laws_of_Library_Science
gptkb:Prolegomena_to_Library_Classification
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
librarian
gptkbp:positionHeld Librarian, University of Madras
Professor of Library Science, University of Delhi
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Colon_Classification
gptkb:Five_Laws_of_Library_Science
gptkb:Prolegomena_to_Library_Classification
gptkbp:spouse Smt. Narasamma
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
academic studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karnataka_Ratna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7