Q278
Who is the 1st director of Imperial Bureau of Mycology in 1921?
A.
E. F. Smith
B.
K. C. Mehta
C.
E. J. Butler
AnswerD.
M. K. Patel
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
J. Butler is the 1st director of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology in 1921.Sir Edwin John Butler was an Irish mycologist and plant pathologist. He became the Imperial Mycologist in India and later the first director of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology in England. He was knighted in 1939.
He has been called the Father of Mycology and Plant Pathology in India.