Sir Sir M. Vishweshvaraya KCIE, FASc Sir M. Visvesvaraya in his 30s 19th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom In office 1912–1918 Monarch Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV Preceded by T. Ananda Rao Succeeded by M. Kantaraj Urs Personal details Born (1861-09-15)15 September 1861 Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura, Kingdom of Mysore (now Karnataka), British India Died 12 April 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 100) Bangalore, Karnataka, India Nationality Indian Alma mater College of Engineering Pune Profession Civil Engineer