A. Aiyappan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A. Aiyappan

anthropologist

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1905

Place of Birth: Pavaratty, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1988

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ayinapalli Aiyappan (5 February 1905 – 28 June 1988) was a museologist who served as Superintendent of the Government Museum, Madras from 1940 to 1960.
He was the first Indian to occupy the post.
Aiyappan was also an amateur archaeologist who did pioneering excavations on the archaeological site at Arikamedu.