A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [1896–1977] the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is known by his disciples as Srila Prabhupada. He was the disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, who, in 1933, requested him to teach the science of Bhakti in English.
