Subramanian, C. V. 1924-

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Name (Latin)
Subramanian, C. V. 1924-
Other forms of name
Subramanian, Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier, 1924- nna
Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier, 1924-
Date of birth
1924-08-11
Date of death
2016-02-05
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 195411539
Wikidata: Q21610001
Library of congress: n 83144346
Sources of Information
  • His Hyphomycetes, taxonomy and biology, 1983:t.p. (C. V. Subramanian, Director, Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Univ. of Madras, India)
  • LC data base, 6/16/83(hdg.: Subramanian, Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier, 1924; usage: C. V. Subramanian)
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Wikipedia description:

Chirayathumadom Venkatachalier Subramanian (11 August 1924 – 5 February 2016), popularly known as CVS, was an Indian mycologist, taxonomist and plant pathologist, known for his work on the classification of Fungi imperfecti, a group of fungi classified separately due to lack of specific taxonomic characteristics. He authored one monograph, Hyphomycetes: An Account of Indian Species, Except Cercosporae and three books, Hyphomycetes, taxonomy and biology, Moulds, Mushrooms and Men and Soil microfungi of Israel, besides several articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He was a recipient of many honours including the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the Janaki Ammal National Award of the Government of India and seven species of fungi have been named after him. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1965, for his contributions to biological sciences.

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