MOGHE MAHADEO ATMARAM , POONA UNIVERSITY

Born 21st April, 1896, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Ph.D (1937) University of London, UK

Specialization : Zoology, Embroyology

Research Achievements : Mooghe contributed greatly to zoological research with taxonomy of helminth parasites, specially that of cestodes from vertebrates. He studied the development of kidney in teleostean fishes. He piloted an ICAR scheme for survey of the nature and incidence of helminth of infection in cattle,goats and sheep in the former Central Provinces and Berar and Central India.His other areas of interest were cytochemistry, histology and development of mammalian placenta and mammalian sex organs,chromosomes and spermatogenesis in homopterous and heteropterous insects; pineal eye in the garden lizard and post larval stages of brachiopod Crustacea. At National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Moghe initiated and developed studies on biological aspects of problems connected with sewage and fouling of water.

Positions : Registrar, Nagpur University and University of Poona (1951-53); Head, Department of Zoology, University of Poona (1955-57); Research Officer of Zoology, Birla College, Pilani; Professor, Graduate School, Nagpur University; Honorary Professor of Zoology,Institute of Science, Bombay; Emeritus Zoologist ,National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur.

Learned and Professional Societies : Fellow/Member, Zoological Society of India (President,1953-55) and Indian Academy of Sciences ; Member INSA Council (1953-55 ; 1959-61)

Awards and Honors : President, Zoology and Entomology Section, Indian Science Congress (1947).

Author/Editor Facet : Moghe served as honorary editor for the Zoological Society of India.

Other Contributions : Moghe established a flourishing school of mammalian embryology at college of Science, Nagpur.

Died : 12 May 1966.