Abstract
Kumar Krishna, in appreciation
Highlights
It is with admiration and fondness that we dedicate this special issue of ZooKeys to Professor Kumar Krishna, dean of Isoptera research
Roonwal is well known among Isoptera workers for his comprehensive papers on the systematics and general biology of termites from India and surrounding areas
Kumar and Valerie married in 1960. Kumar completed his doctorate in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was employed as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow there until 1962 when he and Valerie departed for New York, and where Emerson donated his massive collection of termites to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
Summary
Received 4 November 2011 | Accepted 8 November 2011 | Published 21 November 2011. Citation: Engel MS, Grimaldi DS (2011) Kumar Krishna, in appreciation. Roonwal is well known among Isoptera workers for his comprehensive papers on the systematics and general biology of termites from India and surrounding areas Thereafter, he moved to the U.S where he was a graduate student and employed as a research assistant at the University of Minnesota from 1954–55. Kumar completed his doctorate in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was employed as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow there until 1962 when he and Valerie departed for New York, and where Emerson donated his massive collection of termites to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Valerie herself was a Professor of English at CCNY, whose particular interest was Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales, and Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur Though it took time away from research, Kumar held many important administrative posts at CCNY, which had significant impact on City College, CUNY, and the biological sciences. We look forward to his residence on the fifth floor of the museum for many years to come, where we can peer through the microscope together in excited discussion
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