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Founders & Father of Science Streams
Here is the list of Founders / Father of Sciences, some of the people searches to know about some of the questions arises in the papers as- Father of agriculture, Father of agriculture in India, Father of plant physiology, Father of biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agricultural Chemistry, and the Father of Microbiology?
Name of Science Stream and Name of Founders/Father’s.
| Name of Science | Name of Founder’s |
|---|---|
| Father of Agriculture in India | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan |
| Father of Modern Agriculture | Norman Ernest Borlaug (25 March 1914 – 12 September 2009) |
| Father of Biology | Aristotle |
| Father of Agronomy | Peter Decresenzi |
| Father of Agricultural chemistry | Liebig |
| Father of Actinobiology | Muller |
| Field plot Technique | Boussingault |
| Father of Tillage | Jethro Tull |
| Father of Plant physiology | Stephan Hales |
| Father of Indian Plant Physiology | J. C. Bose (Jagdish Chandra Bose) |
| Father of Modern Genetics | W.Bateson |
| Humam Genetics and Biochemical Genetics | A. Garrod |
| Experimental Genetics | Morgan |
| Father of Green Revolution | Norman E. Borlaug |
| Genetic Engineering | Paul Bergh |
| Eugenics | Sir Francis Galton |
| Extension | Moultan |
| Sociology | August Comte |
| Father of Pedology | Dokuchaev |
| Father of Taxonomy | Carl Linnacus |
| Father of Genetics | G. J. Mendal |
| Father of Indian Green Revolution | M. S. Swaminathan |
| Father of Microbiology | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Dutch scientist) |
| Father of modern Microbiology | Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) |
| Modern Economics | Adam Smith |
| Pathology | Anton de Berry |
| Insect Physiology | Wiggelworth |
| Soil Testing | Troug |
| Indian Taxonomy | Santapau |
| Blood Groups | C. Landsteiner |
| Immunology | Edward Jenner |
| Special Creation Theory | Father Sqrez |
| Mutation | Hugo de Vries |
| Bacteriology | Robert Koch |
| Indian Mycology | E. J. Butler |
| Nematology | N. A. Cobb |
| Medicine | Hippocrates |
| Palaeontology | L. da Vinci |
| Ayurveda | Charaka |
| Modern Embryology | K. V. Baer |
| Evolutionary Ideas | Empedocles |
| Circulation of Blood | William Harvey |
| Bryology | Johann Hedwig |
| Modern Cytology | Carl P. Swanson |
| Microsopy | Marcello Malpighi |
| Comparative Anatomy | Bason George Cavier |
| Modern Anatomy | Andreas Vesalimn |
| Experimental Physiology | Galen |
| Mycology | P. A. Micheli |
| Agro-Climatology | Koppen |
| Father of *pomology* Father of Systematic Pomology | *Charles Dowing* De Candolle |
| Indian Horticulture | M. H. Merigowda |
| Father of Science (Modern) | Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) |
| Father of Science (Ancient) | Thales (c. 624/623 – c. 548/545 BC) |
| Father of Soil Science | Vasily Vasilevich Dokuchaev |
| Father of Indian Soil Science | Dr. J. W. Leather |
| Father of Indian Agricultural Chemistry | Dr. J. W. Leather |
| Father of apiculture (Modern) | Johann Dzierzon |
| Father Of Accountancy In India | Kalyan Subramani Aiyar (1859-1940) |
| Father Of Accounting & and Bookkeeping | Luca Pacioli |
| Father Of Action Research | Kurt Lewin |
| Father of Algology in India (Father of Algae) | Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar |
| Father of Indian Phycology | Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar |
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Who is called Father of agriculture in India?
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, said to be the Father of Indian agriculture.
Who is called Father of Modern Agriculture?
Norman Ernest Borlaug said to be the Father of Modern agriculture (25 March 1914 – 12 September 2009)
Who is called Father of Microbiology?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Dutch scientist)
Who is called Father of Modern Microbiology?
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) – French Biologist said to be the Father of Modern Microbiology.