Sahni, Birbal, 1891-1949
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Name (Latin)
Sahni, Birbal, 1891-1949
Other forms of name
Birbal Sahni, 1891-1949
Sāhanī, Bīrabala, 1891-1949
Date of birth
1891-11-14
Date of death
1949-04-10
Field of activity
Paleobotany
Occupation
Paleobotanists
Associated Language
hin
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Essays in evolutionary plant biology, 1992:cover (Birbal Sahni)
- New Delhi MARC file, 6/19/96(hdg.: Sahni, Birbal, 1891-1949)
Wikipedia description:
Birbal Sahni FRS (14 November 1891 – 10 April 1949) was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent. He also took an interest in geology and archaeology. He founded what is now the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow in 1946. His major contributions were in the study of the fossil plants of India and in plant evolution. He was also involved in the establishment of Indian science education and served as the president of the National Academy of Sciences, India and as an honorary president of the International Botanical Congress, Stockholm.
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