Prana Krushna Parija, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian scientist
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Place of Birth: Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, India
About Prana Krushna Parija
- Prana Krushna Parija OBE (1 April 1891 – 2 June 1978) at Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.
- Professor Parija was a scientist of international repute, a scholar and an eminent teacher.
- His research work comprised mainly fundamental and applied aspects of plant physiology, experimental plant morphology, and ecological studies of plant environment.
- He studied water hyacinth and other aquatic weeds, respiration in leaves and apples, transpiration and heat resistance in plants, rice and algae and storage of apples.
- He was a Botanist, academician and former Vice chancellor of Utkal University. He worked as a principal in Ravenshaw University (formerly Ravenshaw College), CuttackPro Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. The "Parija Library" of the university is named after him. He was President of the Indian Science Congress Association in 1960.
- He was an elected member of the first Odisha Legislative Assembly.
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