B. Madhusoodhana Kurup: key obituary facts
Is B. Madhusoodhana Kurup dead? Yes. B. Madhusoodhana Kurup died on October 18, 2026, at age 71.
Cause of death: B. Madhusoodhana Kurup's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was B. Madhusoodhana Kurup known for?
He was a fishery scientist.
More about B. Madhusoodhana Kurup
Gender: male.
Born: November 28, 1954.
Occupation: Founding Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi.
Known for: Founding Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Panangad, Kochi.
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Madhusoodhana Kurup, the founding vice-chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), died October 18, 2026, aged 71. An Indian fisheries researcher and academic administrator, he led KUFOS from its establishment in 2010, helping develop the institution as the country’s first university devoted to fisheries and ocean sciences.
Kurup also served as the third vice-chancellor of Shri Venkateshwara University in Uttar Pradesh. His academic career included more than 18 years as UGC Professor of Fisheries at Cochin University of Science and Technology. He undertook postdoctoral work in the Fish Culture and Fisheries division at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Over a career spanning more than 38 years of teaching and 40 years of research, Kurup completed 22 projects supported by national and international funding organisations and published more than 250 research papers in peer-reviewed journals. He supervised 25 doctoral candidates and 12 M.Phil. students. His other roles included serving as scientific adviser to Kerala’s fisheries minister and as director of the School of Industrial Fisheries. His work also included fisheries consultancy and expert assignments in projects concerning inland fisheries, water balance and ecosystem management.