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Gill, Khem Singh, 1930-2019


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    • Khem Singh

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    • Gill, K. S. (Khem Singh), 1930-2019
    • Gill, Khem (Khem Singh), 1930-2019
    • Gill, Khem S. (Khem Singh), 1930-2019
    • Khem Singh Gill, 1930-2019

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          • found: nuc86-112299: Author's Breeding oilseed crops, 1980(hdg. on TxCM rept.: Gill, Khem Singh; usage: Khem Singh Gill)
          • found: Path of the legend, 2017:title page (Dr. Khem Singh Gill) career timeline (born September 01, 1930 BSc. (Agriculture), Crop Botany, Panjab University, 1949, MSc. (Agriculture), Genetics and Plant Breeding, Panjab University, 1951, Assistant Oilseed Breeder, Department of Agriculture, Punjab, as a Rockfeller Foundation Fellow did Ph. D. in Plant Science from University of California, 1963-1966, Professor and Head, Department of Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University 1966-67, Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University 1968-79, Dean, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, 1990-1993, Chairman) page 97 (Dr. K.S. Gill)
          • found: Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 24, 2025:Khem Singh Gill (Khem Singh Gill (1 September 1930 - 17 September 2019) was an Indian academic, geneticist, plant breeder and Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University. He was known for his contributions to the Green Revolution in India. Instrumental for breeding new strains of wheat, linseed, and sesame, he was the author of the book Research on wheat and triticale in the Punjab. Born 1 September 1930 at Kaleke, a small village in the Punjab State of India (presently in Moga District), Khem Singh Gill graduated in Agricultural Science (BSc) from Khalsa College, Amritsar in 1949 and secured his master's degree (MSc) from Punjab University in 1951. He started his career as a research assistant at the Department of Agriculture in Nagrota Bhagwan (Kangra district, Undivided Punjab) under Noted Rice breeder Dr Sohan Singh Saini and later moved to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as Assistant Oilseed Breeder before taking a break from work to pursue his doctoral studies at the University of California in 1963. After obtaining his PhD in genetics from the university in 1966, he returned to India and joined Punjab Agricultural University as a professor and the head of the Department of Genetics (1966-1968). Dr. Gill later became a professor and the head of the Department of Plant Breeding (1968-79), Dean of the College of Agriculture (1979-83), Director of Research (1983-87), and Director of Extension Education (1987-89). He eventually earned the post of Vice Chancellor of PAU in 1990. In 2015, Dr. Gill was conferred Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana in Punjab, India.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khem_Singh_Gill
          • found: Wikidata, February 5, 2025(instance of: human; sex or gender: male; educated at: University of the Punjab, University of California, Punjab Agricultural University; place of birth: Kaleke; date of birth: +1930-09-01T00:00:00Z; award received: TWAS fellow, Padma Bhushan in science & engineering; member of: Indian National Science Academy; occupation: biologist; country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India; religion: Sikhism; date of death: +2019-09-17T00:00:00Z; Commons category: Khem Singh Gill; alias: Khem Singh Gill; description/label: bioloog, Indian geneticist) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12422592#sitelinks-wikipedia

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          • 1986-12-17: new
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