E. S. Narayanan or Ennapadam Sundara Narayanan (15 February 1904 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian entomologist who specialized in biological control and headed the division of entomology at the

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for a record fifteen years during the transition of the institute during Indian Independence. Born in

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, he studied at the Government Victoria College and after receiving an MA from Presidency College, Madras he joined the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in 1930. He worked under

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and was sent to the

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for doctoral study. He worked during summer under W.R. Thompson on biological control and three months in Kent learning practical bee-keeping. He returned to New Delhi and headed the Division of Entomology, a position he held for 15 years. He retired in 1962 and worked at the Sericulture Research Institute, Mysore. He was a founding member of the Entomological Society of India and a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy as well as the Indian Academy of Sciences.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Narayanan, Ennapadam Sundara Indian entomologists 1904 births 1991 deaths Presidency College, Chennai alumni