Savitri Sahni
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Born
19 September 1902
Savitri Suri
19 September 1902
Died26 April 1985
Lucknow
OccupationPresident of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (1949-1969)
SpouseBirbal Sahni (m. 1920)
Savitri Sahni | |
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 Savitri Sahni, from a 1949 photograph. | |
| Born | Savitri Suri 19 September 1902 |
| Died | 26 April 1985 Lucknow |
| Occupation | President of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (1949-1969) |
| Spouse | Birbal Sahni (m. 1920) |
| Relatives | Ruchi Ram Sahni (father-in-law) |
Savitri Sahni (19 September 1902 – 26 April 1985), born Savitri Suri, was president of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences from 1949 to 1969.
Career
Sahni joined her botanist husband on collecting trips through the Himalayas and Kashmir. After his sudden death in 1949, she became head of the new Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences at Lucknow,[5] and continued as the Institute's president for twenty years, until 1969.[6] She was also first president of the Paleobotanical Society of India.[1] She was a member of the council of India's National Academy of Sciences.[7]
Savitri Sahni was awarded the Padma Shri in 1969, for her services to science.[6][8]
