Birbal Sahni

Bio: Birbal Sahni FRS was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent, was also a geologist who took an interest in archaeology. He founded the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow, India.

Born: July 13, 1891 in Saharanpur, India

Died: April 10, 1949 in Aga Khan Palace, Pune, India