T.C.Narendran renowned Entomologist died
Thekke Kuruppathe Narendran (February 24, 1944 – December 31,
2013) was an Indian entomologist specializing in the systematics of parasitic
wasps in the super family Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera).
Narendran is the recipient of
Janakiammal National Award for Taxonomy (2004) and is a Fellow of the Indian
Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (IASC) and the Indian Entomology Academy,
Chennai.
His major publications include
monographs on the Oriental Chalcididae (1989), Torymidae & Eurytomidae of
Indian Subcontinent (1994) and Indo-Australian Ormyridae (1999) - and some 300
research papers in various scientific journals have established 700 new species
and over 50 new genera. Prof. Narendran's lifelong work in Calicut University
has resulted in the training of a large number of taxonomists in India.
He died of a heart attack on December
31, 2013, aged 69
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