Taxacom: Botanist EK Janaki Ammal

[John Grehan]

I was interested to come across a web article on EK Janaki Ammal, a
scientist who was born in the southern Indian state of Kerala in the 19th
Century. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Janaki studied a wide range
of flowering plants and reworked the scientific classification of several
families of plants. She is described as a cytogeneticist, field biologist,
plant geographer, palaeobotanist, experimental breeder, ethno-botanist and
explorer who talked about biodiversity in the 1930's. In 1924, she was
teaching at a women's college when she received a prestigious scholarship
from the University of Michigan in the US. Eight years later, she became
the first Indian woman to be awarded a doctorate in botanical science.

There is a book just published called "Chromosome Woman, Nomad Scientist:
E.K. Janaki Ammal, A Life 1897-1984"

I am curious to know if any botanists on this list know about her work and
accomplishments. History is filled with fascinating surprises.

John Grehan
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