J. C. Kumarappa - Early Life and Studies

Early Life and Studies

Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius was born on 4 January 1892 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. He changed his name following his return from studying economics and chartered accountancy in Britain in 1919. In 1928 he travelled to the United States to obtain degrees in economics and business administration at Syracuse University and Columbia University, studying under Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman.

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