Benjamin Peary Pal
Benjamin Peary Pal | |
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Born |
Mukandpur, Punjab ,British India | 26 May 1906
Died | 14 September 1989 83) | (aged
Other names | B.P.Pal |
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Awards |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Plant breeding |
Institutions | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
Benjamin Peary Pal, FRS (26 May 1906 – 14 September 1989) was the first Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was one of the foremost scientists in Wheat genetics and breeding.[2]
Education
Pal completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at Rangoon University and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge.[3]
Awards and honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1972. He was a bachelor and donated his property to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959, the Padma Bhushan in 1968[4] and the Padma Vibhushan in 1987.[1][5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 Swaminathan, M. S. (1996). "Benjamin Peary Pal 26 May 1906 – 14 September 1989". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 42: 266–274. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1996.0017.
- ↑ "Agriculture" (PDF). .iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Dr Benjamin Peary Pal". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Biography of Benjamin Peary Pal
- ↑ Benjamin Peary Pal .ATribute:M.S.Swaminathan
- ↑ "Padma Vibhushan Awardees". archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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