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Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar (15 December 1886 – 10 December 1963) was a prominent Indian 
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.
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.
Several taxa have been named after him including ''Iyengaria'' (Punctariaceae), ''Iyengarina'' (Dematiaceae), ''Iyengariella'' (Stigonemataceae), and ''Parthasarathiella'' (Stigonemataceae).
History of the ''Center of Advanced Studies in Botany'', From the official website of the University of Madras
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iyengar, Mandeyam Osuri Parthasarathy 1886 births 1963 deaths 19th-century Indian botanists Indian phycologists 20th-century Indian botanists Fellows of the Linnean Society of London
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and taxonomy of algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
. 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
Chlamydomonadales, also known as Volvocales, are an order of flagellated or pseudociliated green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chlamydomonadales Data extracted from the Chlamydomonadales can form planar or ...
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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.
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.
Several taxa have been named after him including ''Iyengaria'' (Punctariaceae), ''Iyengarina'' (Dematiaceae), ''Iyengariella'' (Stigonemataceae), and ''Parthasarathiella'' (Stigonemataceae).
Selected research papers
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External links
History of the ''Center of Advanced Studies in Botany'', From the official website of the University of Madras
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iyengar, Mandeyam Osuri Parthasarathy 1886 births 1963 deaths 19th-century Indian botanists Indian phycologists 20th-century Indian botanists Fellows of the Linnean Society of London