| Name(s) |
DARASHAW Nosherwan
WADIA |
| Date of
Birth |
October 25, 1883 |
| Date of
Death |
June 15, 1969 |
|
Identity |
Indian Geologist & Scientist |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- A pioneering geologist in India.
- Among the first Indian scientists to work in the
Geological Survey of India.
- Remembered for his work on the stratigraphy of the
Himalayas.
- He helped establish geological studies and
investigations in India.
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Awards and Accolades |
- He was an outstanding Indian Geologist and
one and only Indian geologist to become a Fellow of the
Royal Society.
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Commemoration |
- The Institute of Himalayan Geology, was renamed in 1976
after him as the Wadia Institute of Himalayan
Geology.
- His textbook on the Geology of India,
first published in 1919, continues to be in use.
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