A. C. Joshi

Amar Chand Joshi
High resolution portrait of A.C. Joshi
12th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
1 September 1967 – 31 July 1969
Appointed byZakir Husain
Preceded byTriguna Sen
Succeeded byKalu Lal Shrimali
Personal details
Born1908 (1908)
Profession

Amar Chand Joshi (18 September 1908 – 14 February 1971) was an Indian botanist and academic administrator, who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh, India; and the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. The standard author abbreviation Joshi is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1] Joshi co authored a book titled Lahore District Flora with Shiv Ram Kashyap. It was published by Punjab University in 1936.[2]

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Joshi.
  2. ^ Lahore District Flora. Lahore: University of the Punjab. 1936. p. 285. OCLC 4018811.