Tamal Krishna Goswami

His Holiness Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī Śrīla Gurudeva
Title	Guru-Ācārya
Personal
Born	Thomas G. Herzig June 18, 1946 New York City, USA
Died	March 15, 2002 (aged 55) Phuliya, West Bengal, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	American
Lineage	Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya
Sect	Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavavāda
Monastic name	Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī
Organization
Philosophy	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Religious career
Teacher	Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
Period in office	1972–2002 (GBC), 1977–2002 (Guru)
Predecessor	Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
Initiation	Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Dikṣa 1968 USA by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
Ordination	Gauḍīya Sannyāsa, by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
Post	ISKCON Sannyasin, ISKCON Guru-Ācārya, ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner
Website	Website

Tamal Krishna Goswami (IAST: Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī; June 18, 1946 – March 15, 2002), born Thomas G. Herzig in New York City, New York, United States, served on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission from its inception in 1970. He completed a bachelor's degree in religious studies at Southern Methodist University.^[1]