Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian geologist
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Place of Birth: Surat, Gujarat, India
About Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia
- Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia FRS (23 October 1883 – 15 June 1969) was a pioneering geologist in India and among the first Indian scientists to work in the Geological Survey of India.
- He is remembered for his work on the stratigraphy of the Himalayas.
- He helped establish geological studies and investigations in India, specifically at the Institute of Himalayan Geology, which 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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