Other names B.P.Pal Books Search for New Genes Fields Plant breeding | Died 1989, New Delhi Name Benjamin Pal | |
Born May 26, 1906Mukandpur, Punjab, British India ( 1906-05-26 ) Institutions Indian Council of Agricultural Research Notable awards FRSPadma Vibhushan (1987) Institution Indian Council of Agricultural Research Alma mater University of Yangon, University of Cambridge Similar Zeyaur Khan, Surajit Kumar De Datta, Sultan Ahmed Ismail | ||
Benjamin Peary Pal | Wikipedia audio article
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.
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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.
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 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1987.
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