Magadi Puttarudriah information

Magadi Puttarudriah
Born	(1903-12-16)16 December 1903 Magadi
Died	12 December 1983(1983-12-12) (aged 79)
Nationality	Indian
Education	Central College, Bangalore BSc University of California, Berkeley MS, PhD
Occupation	entomologist
Known for	first professor of entomology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Spouse	Saraswathamma ​ (m. 1936)​
Children	4 daughters

Magadi Puttarudriah (16 December 1903 – 12 December 1983) was an Indian entomologist who worked in the Government of Mysore and after 1957 in the Government of Karnataka. He was the first professor of entomology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore when it was established in 1964.