| 词条 | S. Vithiananthan |
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| honorific_prefix = Professor | name = S. Vithiananthan | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = S. Vithiananthan.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|05|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1989|01|22|1924|05|08|df=yes}} | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = University of Ceylon School of Oriental and African Studies | occupation = Academic | title = Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna | term = January 1979 – July 1988 | predecessor = | successor = A. Thurairajah | party = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} Professor Suppiramaniam Vithiananthan (8 May 1924 – 22 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan Tamil writer, academic and the first vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna. Early life and familyVithiananthan was born on 8 May 1924.[1] He was the son of Suppiramaniam, a proctor from Tellippalai in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna.[2] After school he joined the Ceylon University College in 1941.[3] He graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1944 with an honours degree.[1][3] Vithiananthan married Kamala.[1] They had five children (Arulnamby, Mahilnangai, Anbu Chelvi, Inpa Chelvan and Siva Mainthan).[1] CareerAfter university Vithiananthan worked as a lecturer at the University of Ceylon.[1][3] He was sub-warden of Jayatileka Hall and warden of Wijewardene Hall at the University of Ceylon.[1] Vithiananthan then joined School of Oriental and African Studies for post graduate studies, obtaining a Phd in 1950 after producing a thesis titled Pattupattu - a Historical, Social and Linguistic Study.[1][3] After returning to Ceylon Vithiananthan re-joined the University of Ceylon.[1] The Faculty of Arts and Oriental Studies moved to Peradeniya and Vithiananthan was made Professor of Tamil in 1952.[1][3] He served as Head of the Department of Tamil at the university.[4] He served as president of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka between August 1977 and December 1978.[3][5][6] The Jaffna Campus was elevated to university status on 1 January 1979 with the creation of the University of Jaffna and Vithiananthan was appointed the first vice-chancellor of the new university.[1][3][5] He held the position until July 1988.[5] During his tenure the university underwent serious difficulties due to the civil war.[1] Vithiananthan kept the university open during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection which forced every other university in the country to close.[1] DeathVithiananthan died on 22 January 1989.[1][3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 {{cite book|last=Arumugam|first=S.|title=Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon|url=http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_Biography_of_the_Tamils_of_Ceylon|year=1997|pages=249–250}} 2. ^{{cite news|last1=Sivathasan|first1=S.|title=My Reminiscences Of St. John’s College, Jaffna|url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/my-reminiscences-of-st-johns-college-jaffna/|work=Colombo Telegraph|date=10 August 2013}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite journal|last=Wijesundera|first=Stanley|authorlink=Stanley Wijesundera|title=Professor Subramaniam Vithianandan|journal=Tamil Times|date=February 1989|volume=VIII|issue=3|page=17|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3319/3319.pdf|issn=0266-4488}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Wijeyesinghe|first=K.|title=What more has to be bestowed?|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/990926/letm.html|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=26 September 1999}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Establishment of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka|url=http://www.jfn.ac.lk/aboutusmore.htm|publisher=University of Jaffna|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322160808/http://www.jfn.ac.lk/aboutusmore.htm|archivedate=22 March 2008}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.jfn.ac.lk/aboutUs.html|publisher=University of Jaffna}} External links
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