A Guide to The Orchids of Sikkim - Softcover

A Guide to The Orchids of Sikkim

Paperback. Zustand: New. Language: English. Buddhist missionary known in India as Guru Padma Sambhava, and in Tibet as Guru Rimpoche. In Bhutan the title of the spiritual head of the country, known to the outside world as Dharma Raja, The volume has been conceived as part of a larger whole which is designed to give some idea, not merely of the physical characteristics of the Indian empire, but of those subtler differences between East and West which are to be found in the thought and attitude towards life of its peoples. According to an ancient legend a request went forth from the famous University of Nalanda to the great Buddhist masters throughout India, from the mountains of Kashmir to the palm groves of Ceylon, that they should compete in composing a hymn in praise of Manjusri, the god of Wisdom. About The Author -: -: Paul Johannes Brühl (1855 1935) was a German-origin professor of botany who worked in India, mainly at the Presidency College, Calcutta. Brühl was born in Saxony to Michael Brühl and was educated in Germany and received a scholarship to travel and collect botanical specimens through Europe. He then walked across Europe into Asia Minor. He taught briefly in Constantinople and reached India in 1881 and taught science at the Rajshahi College in 1882. He married Annie Betts Fox in 1883 and through the influence of Sir George King, he joined the Bengal Engineering College in 1887 where he taught chemistry, geology, and agriculture. He was popular and known for his sympathetic handling of students. He retired from the engineering college in 1912 and worked briefly at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. In 1913 he was invited by Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee to serve as registrar for Calcutta University. He later served as a professor of botany. He worked on control of the water hyacinth and examined cryptogams, mosses, orchids, invasive plants, and published along with Sir George King and other botanists. The Title 'A Guide to The Orchids of Sikkim written/authored/edited by Paul Bruhl', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121224109 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 226 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 226. Artikel-Nr. PB1111018697568

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