Makund Bihari Lal | |
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| Born | 31 January 1907 |
| Died | 5 December 2002 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
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| Fields | Zoology |
Makund Bihari Lal (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002)[1][2] was a zoologist and the Seventh Revered Leader of the Radha Soami sect,[3][4] living at and presiding over Dayalbagh in Agra. He served as a professor in the Department of Zoology[5] and subsequently as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lucknow from 1968 to 1971.[6] He was also the founding director of Dayalbagh Educational Institute and the master architect of its education policy.[7]
He was elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1942,[8] and a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1962.[9]
Education[edit]
Mukund Behari Lal studied at the Government High School, Sitapur and the Christian Intermediate College, Lucknow before obtaining a BSc and MSc in zoology from the University of Lucknow. He was awarded Doctor of Science from the University of Edinburgh for his research work[10] and thesis[11] "Trematode Parasites of Birds".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Proceedings of the International Conference on International Conference on Environmental Parasitology and Community Health Care Initiatives: ENPARACOHI--2007, October 13-15, 2007. Allied Publishers. 2007. p. xi. ISBN 9788184242362.
- ^ Kanungo, M.S. (25 February 2003). "Makund Behari Lal" (PDF). Indian Institute of Science.
- ^ "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
- ^ Juergensmeyer, Mark (1995). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691010922.
- ^ "Zoology at Lucknow: Dr. M. B. Lal". Nature. 176 (4489): 907–908. 12 November 1955. doi:10.1038/176907e0. S2CID 4169887.
- ^ ":: Lucknow University". www.lkouniv.ac.in.
- ^ "Home". www.dei.ac.in.
- ^ "Fellow Profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Deceased Fellow Detail". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 7 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ LAL, M. B. (19 April 1947). "Acanthocephala of Trout and Anthelmintics : Behaviour in vitro". Nature. 159 (4042): 545–546. doi:10.1038/159545a0. PMID 20295248. S2CID 4015891.
- ^ Lal, Makund Behari (1947). Studies on larval helminths with observations on the in vitro behaviour of Acanthocephala (Ph.D. thesis). University of Edinburgh.
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