Sir M. Visvesvaraya

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:civil_servant
gptkb:engineer
politician
gptkbp:award gptkb:Bharat_Ratna
gptkbp:awardYear 1955
gptkbp:birthDate 1861-09-15
gptkbp:birthdayObservedAs gptkb:Engineers'_Day_in_India
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Muddenahalli,_Kingdom_of_Mysore,_British_India
gptkbp:centenaryCelebration 1961
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Indian postage stamp
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-04-14
gptkbp:deathPlace Bangalore, Karnataka, India
gptkbp:deathYear 100
gptkbp:education gptkb:College_of_Engineering,_Pune
gptkb:Central_College,_Bangalore
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mokshagundam_Srinivasa_Shastry
gptkbp:field civil engineering
hydraulic engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mokshagundam_Visvesvaraya
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir M. Visvesvaraya
gptkbp:knighted gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Krishna_Raja_Sagara_dam
block system of irrigation
contributions to Indian engineering
flood protection system for Hyderabad
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
English
Kannada
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of modern engineering in India
role in industrialization of Mysore
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Visvesvaraya_Industrial_and_Technological_Museum,_Bangalore
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Venkatalakshmamma
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Krishna_Raja_Sagara_dam
gptkb:Mysore_Soap_Factory
gptkb:State_Bank_of_Mysore
gptkb:University_of_Mysore
gptkb:Mysore_Iron_&_Steel_Works
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scholar
administrator
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:termEnd 1918
gptkbp:termStart 1912
gptkbp:title gptkb:Diwan_of_Mysore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Kannadiga
gptkb:Nalvadi_Krishnaraja_Wadiyar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5