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	\| name = [[Hiremagalur]] Krishnaswamy Kesavan		\| name = [[Hiremagalur]] Krishnaswamy Kesavan
	\| image = HKKesavan2002.jpg		\| image = HKKesavan2002.jpg
	\| image_size = 180px		\| image_size = 180px
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1926\|6\|14}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1926\|6\|14}}
	\| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India		\| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Mysore State (now [[Karnataka]]), India
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2014\|11\|26\|1926\|6\|14}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2014\|11\|26\|1926\|6\|14}}
	\| death_place = [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada		\| death_place = [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada
	\| field = [[Electrical ~~Engineering~~]]<br>[[Systems ~~Theory~~]]<br>[[Information ~~Theory~~]]		\| field = [[Electrical engineering]]<br />[[Systems theory]]<br />[[Information theory]]
	\| alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]<br>[[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]]<br>[[Michigan State University]]		\| alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]<br />[[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]]<br />[[Michigan State University]]
	\| workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]<br>[[University of Waterloo]]		\| workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]<br />[[University of Waterloo]]
	\| doctoral_advisor = Herman E. Koenig		\| doctoral_advisor = Herman E. Koenig
	\| doctoral_students= ~~Numerous~~		\| doctoral_students=
	\| known_for = ~~Electrical engineering, [[Systems theory]],~~ [[Linear graph theory]], ~~Entropy~~ optimization		\| known_for = [[Linear graph theory]], entropy optimization
	\| prizes =		\| prizes =
	~~\| religion = [[Hindu]]~~
	}}		}}
	'''Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan''', known as '''H.K. Kesavan''', (14 June 1926 – 26 November 2014) was ~~Distinguished Professor Emeritus~~ in the Faculty of Engineering at the [[University of Waterloo]], Ontario, Canada.		'''Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan''', known as '''H. K. Kesavan''' (14 June 1926 – 26 November 2014), was an Indian professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the [[University of Waterloo]], Ontario, Canada.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961">[~~http~~://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4322205 ''IRE Transactions on Education''], Vol. 4, Issue 3, pub. Sept. 1961, p. 128 (visited 26 November 2014)</ref> He received his undergraduate degrees in science and engineering from the Central College and the Government Engineering College (now called [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]) in [[Bangalore]]. He received his M.S. degree from the [[University of Illinois]] in 1956 and his Ph.D. from [[Michigan State University]] in 1959, both in ~~Electrical Engineering~~. He was an instructor at Michigan State from 1956-1959, and assistant professor in ~~1959-1960~~.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/>		H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India, to a [[Hebbar Iyengar]] family.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961">[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4322205 ''IRE Transactions on Education''], Vol. 4, Issue 3, pub. Sept. 1961, p. 128 (visited 26 November 2014)</ref> He received his undergraduate degrees in science and engineering from the Central College and the Government Engineering College (now called [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]) in [[Bangalore]]. He received his M.S. degree from the [[University of Illinois]] in 1956 and his Ph.D. from [[Michigan State University]] in 1959, both in electrical engineering. He was an instructor at Michigan State from 1956 to 1959, and assistant professor in 1959–1960.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
			===Early career, 1960-1963===
	===Early ~~Career~~, 1960-63===
	In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the [[University of Waterloo]],<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, ''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.<ref>''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)</ref>		In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the [[University of Waterloo]],<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, ''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.<ref>''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)</ref>

	===IIT Kanpur, 1964-68===		===IIT Kanpur, 1964-1968===
	For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.<ref>See generally ''An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur'' by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.</ref>		For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.<ref>See generally ''An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur'' by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.</ref>

	===Waterloo, 1968-91===		===Waterloo, 1968-1991===
	He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on [[systems theory]], applications of [[linear graph theory]] and [[entropy]] optimization principles.		He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on [[systems theory]], applications of [[linear graph theory]] and [[entropy]] optimization principles.

	==Science and ~~Philosophy~~==		==Science and philosophy==
	Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, ''Science and Spirituality'' presents a global view of [[Vedic]] philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide.		Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, ''Science and Spirituality'' presents a global view of [[Vedic]] philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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{{indian name|Kesavan|Krishnaswamy}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = [[Hiremagalur]] Krishnaswamy Kesavan
| image = HKKesavan2002.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|6|14}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|11|26|1926|6|14}}
| death_place = [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada
| field = [[Electrical Engineering]] [[Systems Theory]] [[Information Theory]]
| alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] [[Michigan State University]]
| workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] [[University of Waterloo]]
| doctoral_advisor = Herman E. Koenig
| doctoral_students= Numerous
| known_for = Electrical engineering, [[Systems theory]], [[Linear graph theory]], Entropy optimization
| prizes =
| religion = [[Hindu]]
}}
'''Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan''', known as '''H.K. Kesavan''', (14 June 1926 – 26 November 2014) was Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Engineering at the [[University of Waterloo]], Ontario, Canada.

==Early life and education==
H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961">[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4322205 ''IRE Transactions on Education''], Vol. 4, Issue 3, pub. Sept. 1961, p. 128 (visited 26 November 2014)</ref> He received his undergraduate degrees in science and engineering from the Central College and the Government Engineering College (now called [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]) in [[Bangalore]]. He received his M.S. degree from the [[University of Illinois]] in 1956 and his Ph.D. from [[Michigan State University]] in 1959, both in Electrical Engineering. He was an instructor at Michigan State from 1956-1959, and assistant professor in 1959-1960.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/>

==Career==

===Early Career, 1960-63===
In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the [[University of Waterloo]],<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, ''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.<ref>''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)</ref>

===IIT Kanpur, 1964-68===
For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.<ref>See generally ''An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur'' by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.</ref>

===Waterloo, 1968-91===
He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on [[systems theory]], applications of [[linear graph theory]] and [[entropy]] optimization principles.

==Science and Philosophy==
Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, ''Science and Spirituality'' presents a global view of [[Vedic]] philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide.

==External links==
* [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/lives-lived-hiremagalur-k-kesavan-88/article24486824/ H.K. Kesavan remembrance], ''The Globe and Mail'', 20 May 2015
* [http://sites.google.com/site/hkkesavan/hk-kesavan-publications Books and papers (up to 1992) by H.K. Kesavan]
* [http://www.hkkesavan.com Memorial website (contains extended biography)]
* [http://www.spiritualeducation.org/people/H.%20K.%20Kesavan H.K. Kesavan biography] from the Spiritual Heritage Education Network

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