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Sharat Kumar Roy
Sharat Kumar Roy (27 August 1897 – 17 April 1962) was an American geologist of Indian origin. He took an interest in volcanoes and later was a specialist on meteorites. He worked as a curator of geology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum and took part in several expeditions of the Museum. The U.S. National Geodetic Survey, US Geodetic Survey named a peak on Baffin Island after him as ''Mount Sharat'' in 1944. Life and work Roy was born in Shyamnagar, Nadia, Bengal where his father Navin Krishna was an engineer. He moved to Hazaribagh with family where he went to St. Columba's College and then joined Bangabasi College, Calcutta for his pre-university certificate. During World War I, he served in the British Indian Army. He then went to the University of London (1919) along with Raja Bose, son of the geologist Pramatha Nath Bose. He moved to the US and then joined the University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois from where he received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharat Kumar Roy
Sharat Kumar Roy (27 August 1897 – 17 April 1962) was an American geologist of Indian origin. He took an interest in volcanoes and later was a specialist on meteorites. He worked as a curator of geology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum and took part in several expeditions of the Museum. The U.S. National Geodetic Survey, US Geodetic Survey named a peak on Baffin Island after him as ''Mount Sharat'' in 1944. Life and work Roy was born in Shyamnagar, Nadia, Bengal where his father Navin Krishna was an engineer. He moved to Hazaribagh with family where he went to St. Columba's College and then joined Bangabasi College, Calcutta for his pre-university certificate. During World War I, he served in the British Indian Army. He then went to the University of London (1919) along with Raja Bose, son of the geologist Pramatha Nath Bose. He moved to the US and then joined the University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois from where he received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
