Makund Bihari Lal (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002)[1][2] was a zoologist and the Seventh Revered Leader of the Radha Soami sect,[3][4] living at and presiding over Dayalbagh in Agra. He served as a Professor in the Department of Zoology[5] and subsequently as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lucknow from 1968–71.[6] He was also the founding director of Dayalbagh Educational Institute and the master architect of its education policy.[7]

Makund Bihari Lal
Portrait of Makund Behari Lal
Born	(1907-01-31)31 January 1907
Died	5 December 2002(2002-12-05) (aged 95)
Alma mater	University of Lucknow
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology

He was elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1942,[8] and a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1962.[9]

Education

Mukund Behari Lal studied at the Government High School, Sitapur and the Christian Intermediate College, Lucknow before obtaining a BSc and MSc in zoology from the University of Lucknow. He was awarded Doctor of Science from the University of Edinburgh for his research work[10] and thesis[11] "Trematode Parasites of Birds".[1]

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