Kumar Krishna (21 June 1928-19 September 2014) was an American entomologist of Indian origin.
Kumar was born in Rangoon and grew up in Dehra Dun where his father lived as an army physician who had served as a major in World War I. Kumar studied at the Agra University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1950 followed by a Master's degree from the University of Lucknow in 1952.
After retiring from college in 1996 he began to work on the termites of the world which was published on April 25, 2013 in seven volumes consisting 2704 pages.
[1] Kumar met Valerie Smith at the University of Chicago and the two got married.
Valerie was a professor of English working alongside Kumar at the City College and helped him produce the Treatise.