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C. Livingstone
Chrispus Livingstone (born January 2, 1949), often referred as ''Livi'', is an Indian research scientist, botanist, educator and multifaceted person. He was instrumental in upgrading the department of Botany to one of the top three in India.〔("Our Legacy" )〕 During his stint the department witnessed significant innovative changes in the curriculum with the introduction of new papers and special projects (optionals) at various levels besides high quality research projects carried out by the senior professors and their research scholars leading to several accomplishments.〔("Research Projects" )〕 He was also instrumrntal in setting up India's first artificial horticulture farm.〔("Plant ready to be harvested at MCC farm" )〕 Among his varied interests is the taxonomy of tropical plants, especially flora of Chennai, then Madras. He is perhaps best known for his book ''The flowering plants of Madras City and its immediate neighbourhood''.
==Academic Achievements==
He was Head of Department of Botany at Madras Christian College (2003–2007).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our Legacy )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List Of Experts On Floral Diversity )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List Of Life members of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Retired heads of the Botany Department )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Retired staffs of the Botany Department )〕 Livingstone was also course coordinator of Department of Microbiology (self-financed stream), MCC, Curator of MCC campus and president of Scrub Society.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scrub Society, MCC )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Arbours of academia )〕 He was warden of St. Thomas’ hall. He remained Director to MCC farm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The MCC Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 8, Page 3. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Plant ready to be harvested at MCC farm )〕 He is Treasurer of Centre for Plants, People and Ecosystems, a NGO working field based research on knowledge systems related to plants, people and ecosystems.
He showed keen interest in studying the plants of MCC campus from the time he joined the Botany Department and this resulted in the publication of ''Campus Flora'' in 1978. Under the district flora project of Botanical Survey of India, he investigated the flora of Chengalpattu District. His genuine interest in the study of flowering plants resulted in the publication of book on ''Flowering plants of Madras City and its immediate neighbourhood'' in 1994. He successfully guided 30 M. Phil. Scholars and 11 Ph.D. scholars. He has published number of articles both in national and international repute. He also published several books. Two newly discovered plants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ''Aidia livingstonii'' Karthig et al. and ''Liparis livingstonii'' Jayanthi et al. are named in honour of Livingstone for his contributions to plant taxonomy. A species of whitefly namely ''Aleurocanthus livingstonii'' is also named after him. He is a life member of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy.〔
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