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Iyengar was born in Madras where his father M.O. Alasingrachariar worked as an attorney. The wealthy family was known for achievements in many walks of lives. After studies at the Hindu High School, he went to Presidency College, obtaining a BA degree in 1906 and an MA in 1909. He then became a curator in the Government Museum at Madras and became a lecturer in the Teacher's College in 1911. He became a professor of botany in the Presidency College in 1920 and worked on algae aside from teaching. He worked in the UK in 1930 along with Professor [[Felix Eugen Fritsch|F.E. Fritsch]] at the Queen Mary College from where he received a PhD.<ref>{{cite journal| author=Subrahmanyan, R.|title=Professor M.O.P. Iyengar|url=http://mbai.org.in/uploads1/manuscripts/Article%2019%20(311-314)2025404837.pdf| journal=Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India |year=1963|page=311-314|volume=5|issue=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Desikachary|first=T. V.|date=2004|title=M O P Iyengar (1886–1963)|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jbsc/029/03/0225-0230|journal=Journal of Biosciences|language=en|volume=29|issue=3|pages=225–230|doi=10.1007/BF02702604|pmid=15381843|s2cid=29281342|issn=0250-5991}}</ref> | Iyengar was born in Madras where his father M.O. Alasingrachariar worked as an attorney. The wealthy family was known for achievements in many walks of lives. After studies at the Hindu High School, he went to Presidency College, obtaining a BA degree in 1906 and an MA in 1909. He then became a curator in the Government Museum at Madras and became a lecturer in the Teacher's College in 1911. He became a professor of botany in the Presidency College in 1920 and worked on algae aside from teaching. He worked in the UK in 1930 along with Professor [[Felix Eugen Fritsch|F.E. Fritsch]] at the Queen Mary College from where he received a PhD.<ref>{{cite journal| author=Subrahmanyan, R.|title=Professor M.O.P. Iyengar|url=http://mbai.org.in/uploads1/manuscripts/Article%2019%20(311-314)2025404837.pdf| journal=Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India |year=1963|page=311-314|volume=5|issue=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Desikachary|first=T. V.|date=2004|title=M O P Iyengar (1886–1963)|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jbsc/029/03/0225-0230|journal=Journal of Biosciences|language=en|volume=29|issue=3|pages=225–230|doi=10.1007/BF02702604|pmid=15381843|s2cid=29281342|issn=0250-5991}}</ref> | ||
Iyengar was an active sportsman and swimmer. He rescued two of his students from drowning in the Pamban in 1925. He was also a billiards champion in Madras.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1038/202132b0|title=Prof. M. O. P. Iyengar|journal=Nature|volume=202|issue=4928|pages=132–133|year=1964|last1=Maheshwari|first1=P.|bibcode=1964Natur.202..132M|s2cid=5298773}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Desikachary, T. V. |year=1964|title= M. O. P. Iyengar (1886–1963)| journal= Phycologia|volume= 4| issue=1|pages= 54–61|doi=10.2216/i0031-8884-4-1-54.1 |pmid=15381843}}</ref> | Iyengar was an active sportsman and swimmer. He rescued two of his students from drowning in the Pamban in 1925. He was also a billiards champion in Madras.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1038/202132b0|title=Prof. M. O. P. Iyengar|journal=Nature|volume=202|issue=4928|pages=132–133|year=1964|last1=Maheshwari|first1=P.|bibcode=1964Natur.202..132M|s2cid=5298773|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Desikachary, T. V. |year=1964|title= M. O. P. Iyengar (1886–1963)| journal= Phycologia|volume= 4| issue=1|pages= 54–61|doi=10.2216/i0031-8884-4-1-54.1 |pmid=15381843}}</ref> | ||
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