212,599 profiles ranked

Birbal Sahni

Indian botanist (1891-1949) · India · Academics · Died at 57

Birbal Sahni is read about 25 times a day, in 22 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Birbal Sahni FRS 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.

Also in Deutsch

Photos 1

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society

In their orbit 2

About this person

Birbal Sahni FRS 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.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1949 · aged 57

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.