Chintaman Govind Pandit | |
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| Born | (1895-07-25)25 July 1895 India |
| Died | 7 September 1991(1991-09-07) (aged 96) India |
| Occupation | Virologist |
| Known for | Study ofpathogens |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Order of the British Empire Padma Shri |
Chintaman Govind Pandit,OBE (25 July 1895 – 7 September 1991) was an Indianvirologist, writer and the founder director of theIndian Council of Medical Research.[1] He secured his doctoral degree (PhD) from theUniversity of London in 1922, worked as the director ofKing Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Chennai, before becoming the founder director of theIndian Council of Medical Research when the institution was established in 1948.[2] After his superannuation in 1964, he was made the emeritus scientist of theCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).[2]
Pandit, besides writing several medical articles,[3][4] authored two books,Indian Research Fund Association and Indian Council of Medical Research, 1911-1961; fifty years of progress[5] andNutrition in India.[6] He served as the president of theIndian Science Congress of 1991 and was an elected Fellow of theIndian National Science Academy (1939) and a founder Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India).[2]
In the1943 Birthday Honours list, Pandit was appointed an Officer of theOrder of the British Empire (OBE).[7] He received the fourth-highest Indian civilian honour, thePadma Shri, in 1956.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of thePadma Bhushan, in 1964, for his contributions to science.[9] After his death on 7 September 1991, the Indian Council of Medical Research instituted a distinguished scientist chair,Dr. C. G. Pandit National Chair, in his honour.[10]
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