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Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia
Indian geologist
Darashaw Nosherwan WadiaFRS (23 October &#;– 15 June ) was a pioneering geologist in India and among the first Indian scientists to work in the Geological Survey of India.
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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 after him as the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.[2] His textbook on the Geology of India, first published in , continues to be in use.[3]
Early life
Main article: Wadia family
Wadia was born at Surat in what is now Gujarat, the fourth of nine children of Nosherwan and Gooverbai Wadia on 23 October They belonged to Parsi family who had traditionally been shipbuilders and another member of this community included Ardaseer Cursetjee, the first Indian elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
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