Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar (15 December 1886–10 December 1963) was a prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and taxonomy of algae. He is known as the "father of Indian phycology" or "father of algology in India". He was the first President of Phycological Society of India. He primarily studied the Volvocales.
Indian phycologist
M.O.P. Iyengar
Born
15 December 1886
Died
10 December 1963
Nationality
India
Knownfor
Pioneering Algal Studies in India
Scientific career
Fields
Phycologist
Institutions
Madras University
Iyengar was born in Madras where his father M.O. Alasingrachariar worked as an attorney. The wealthy family was known for achievements in many walks of lives. After studies at the Hindu High School, he went to Presidency College, obtaining a BA degree in 1906 and an MA in 1909. He then became a curator in the Government Museum at Madras and became a lecturer in the Teacher's College in 1911. He became a professor of botany in the Presidency College in 1920 and worked on algae aside from teaching. He worked in the UK in 1930 along with Professor F.E. Fritsch at the Queen Mary College from where he received a PhD.[1][2]
Iyengar was an active sportsman and swimmer. He rescued two of his students from drowning in the Pamban in 1925. He was also a billiards champion in Madras. He died from cerebral thrombosis.[3][4]
Several taxa have been named after him including Iyengaria[4](Punctariaceae), Iyengarina (Dematiaceae), Iyengariella (Stigonemataceae), and Parthasarathiella (Stigonemataceae).
Selected research papers
The standard author abbreviationM.O.P.Iyengar is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Iyengar, M. (1962). "Euglena studies from Madras". Archiv für Mikrobiologie. 42 (3): 322–332. doi:10.1007/BF00422049. S2CID20631388.
Iyengar, M. (1973). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian algae. V.". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 78 (6): 257–274. doi:10.1007/BF03045606. S2CID198141357.
Iyengar, M. & Ramanath, K. R. (1974). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian algae. VI. Sexual reproduction in Crucigenia lauterbornei Schmidle". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 79 (6): 227–229. doi:10.1007/BF03045453. S2CID198139755.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Iyengar, M. (1974). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian algae. VII". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 79 (6): 236–250. doi:10.1007/BF03045455. S2CID198143324.
Iyengar, M. (1975). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian algae. VIII". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 81 (1): 29–60. doi:10.1007/BF03050744. S2CID198139654.
Iyengar, M. & Desikachary, T. (1976). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian algae. IX". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 84 (5): 159–164. doi:10.1007/BF03045536. S2CID130712627.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Iyengar, M. (1957). "Developmental stages of filariae in mosquitoes". South Pacific Commission Technical Paper. 104.
References
Subrahmanyan, R. (1963). "Professor M.O.P. Iyengar"(PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India. 5 (2): 311-314.
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