Benjamin Peary Pal
Indian agronomist
Benjamin Peary Pal or B. P. Pal FRS was an Indian plant breeder and agronomist who served as a director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Delhi and as the first Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Wikipedia
Born: May 26, 1906, Mukandpur, India
Died: September 14, 1989 (age 83 years), New Delhi, India
Education: University of Cambridge and University of Yangon
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society
Books: Search for New Genes and All about Roses