Born: 15 February 1918, India
Died: 31 March 2013
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
Shyamala “Shya” Chitaley was an Indian-American paleobotanist. Her early 60-year career of teaching and research in both the United States and India including being the founder and first curator of the paleobotany department at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, winning the 2010 Botanical Society of America Award for Contributions to Paleobotany, and authoring approximately 150 publications.