9 | Some Milestones in

Prof. Birbal Sahni’s Life

S.N. Year Event

1. 14th Nov. 1889 Birth at Behra (present Pakistan)
2. 1911 Graduation from Govt. College, Lahore
3. 1914 Tripos from Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Awarded D.Sc. degree from the University
4. 1919
of London
Return to India and Joined BHU, Varanasi
5. 1919
as Prof.
6. 1920-1921 Joined Punjab University as Professor
Joined Univ. of Lucknow as Professor,
8. 1921
Botany
9. 1933 Became Dean, Science Faculty
Constitution of a Committee of
10. Sep. 1939
Palaeobotanists
Established Department of Geology at the
11. 1943
University of Lucknow
12. 19 May, 1946 Founding of Palaeobotanical Society
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13. 3rd June, 1946 Registration of the Palaeobotanical Society

Palaeobotanical Society resolved to establish
14. 10 Sep., 1946 the Institute of Palaeobotany with Prof.
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Sahni as Director
15. 3 April, 1949 Foundation of the Institute laid
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10th April, Demise

16.
1949

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