Prof. B. Sengupto showing the guests an object of interest during the visit of H. E. Theodor Heuss, 1960

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Visiting VIPs , Administrators

When Heuss visited, IIT Madras had its office at CLRI and classrooms at A.C. Tech.

Heuss was the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany. His term as President ended in 1959, around a year before he visited IIT Madras.

Seen in the photograph, from left, a gentleman likely to be Heuss' translator, H. E. Theodor Heuss (former President of the Federal Republic of Germany), Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department, behind the gentlemen), a person who is yet to be identified and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Theodor Heuss, 1960 and Inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0022/IMG_0704_1

Album ID:

0022

Event:

Visit of Theodor Heuss

Place:

Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)