List of Important Fields and their Founders in Biology

Shikha Goyal

16-DEC-2016 18:29

Biology is a branch of science which deals with life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena. This field has seen many important discoveries which have improved not only our understanding but also our quality of living. Some of the discoveries have helped cure diseases, classify animals, performing medical procedures, etc. Here is the List of Important Fields and their Founders in Biology for various exam preparations.

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List of Important Fields and their Founders

S.No.	Field	Scientists Name
1.	Father of Concept of Evolution	Empedocies (495 - 425 B.C.)
2.	Father of Medicine	Hippocrates (460 - 375 B.C.)
3.	Father of Biology, Embryology and Zoology	Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.)
4.	Father of Botany and Ecology	Theophrastus (370 -285 B.C.)
5.	Father of Anatomy	Andreas Vesalius (1514 - 1564)
6.	Father of Cytology	Robert Hooke (1635 -1703)
7.	Father of Taxonomy and Nomenclature	Carolus (Carl von) Linnaeus (1707 - 1778)
8.	Founder of Embryology	C.F. Wolff (1738 -1794)
9.	Father of Biochemistry	Liebig
10.	Father of Modern Surgery	Pare
11.	Father of Antiseptic Surgery	Joseph Lister
12.	Father of Bacteriology	Koch
13.	Father of Microbiology	Pasteur
14.	Father of ECG	Einthoven
15.	Father of Palaeontology	Leonardo da Vinchi
16.	Fahter of Antibiotics	Alexander Fleming, (1881 - 1955)
17.	Father of Blood Circulation	William Harvey (1578 -1657)
18.	Father of Blood Groups	Landsteiner
19.	Father of Green Revolution	Norman E. Borlaug
20.	Father of Indian Green Revolution	M.S. Swaminathan
21.	Birdman of India	Salim Ali
22.	Father of Indian Palaeobotany	Birbal Sahni
23.	Father of Radiation Bilogy	Muller
24.	Father of Gene Therapy	Anderson
25.	Father of Genetics	Gregor Mendel
26.	Father of Eugenics	Francis Galton
27.	Father of Experimental Genetics	T.H. Morgan
28.	Father of Genetic Engineering	Paul Berg
29.	Father of DNA Printing	Alec Jeffreys
30.	Father of Virology	Stanley
31.	Father of Indian Ecology	R. Mishra
32.	Father of Ayurveda	Charaka

Scientists mention above in the list played a crucial role in Biology while inventing various theories and phenomena’s that not only changes our life, but also gave lots of methods and mechanism to survive on earth. With the help of these discoveries we can fight with diseases, now we are giving importance to health and hygiene more etc.

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