Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal

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Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal
Born20 November 1923
Died27 May 2015
Spouse(s)Laxmi Sinvhal
ChildrenSon (Dr. Harsh Sinvhal); Daughters (Dr. Sudha Agarwal, Ms. Priyamvada Sinvhal-Sharma)
Parent(s)B. D. Sinvhal
Tara Devi
Awards Padma Shri

Shambhu Dayal Sinvhal (20 November 1923 - 27 May 2015) was an Indian mathematician, astronomist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University. [1] Born on 20 November 1923 at Indore in the largest Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to B. D. Sinvhal and Tara Devi, he started his career as a member of the faculty of the department of mathematics and astronomy at Lucknow University in 1946 where he worked till 1954. [1] During this period, he secured a doctoral degree (PhD) in mathematics from Lucknow in 1951. [1] In 1954, he resigned from the university to take up the post of an assistant astronomer at Uttar Pradesh State Observatory and became its director [2] in 1960, a post he held till his superannuation 1978. [1] He also worked as a professor at the University of Rourkee at the department of Earth Sciences. [3] In 1978, he was appointed as the vice chancellor of Kumaon University. [1]

Sinvhal was the president of Bharat Ganita Parishad [1] and a member of International Astronomical Union, London. [4] He served Astronomical Society of India as a member of its executive council (1973–74), as its vice president (1975–76), as its president (1977-79) and was its life member. [1] [5] He was a life member of the National Academy of Sciences, India [3] and a member of the American Mathematical Society. [6] He chaired the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Commission set up by the state government [2] and held memberships in the Instruments Society of India and the Optical Society of India. [1] He was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, London. [1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975. [7]

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