About Autar Singh Paintal
Lived 1925 – 2004 (aged 79). Autar Singh Paintal was an Indian physiologist.
Early and personal life Autar Singh Paintal was born on September 24, 1925 to a Punjabi Sikh family in Mogok, British Burma (now Myanmar) to Man Singh and Rajwans Kaur. His father was born in the small village of Pandori in Amritsar district, but left for Burma in 1903 at 7 years old, moving in with his paternal uncle Sundar Singh there after most of his family in Punjab died in a bubonic plague epidemic. Paintal subsequently was elevated to Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research and he was also the founder president of Society of Scientific Values.
Paintal had three children by his first wife Iris Paintal. His second daughter Priti Paintal is a music composer in the UK. His second wife Dr Ashima Anand-Paintal is also a scientist.
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Who was Autar Singh Paintal?
Indian physiologist (1925-2004)
When was Autar Singh Paintal born?
Autar Singh Paintal was born on 24 September 1925 in Mogok.
When did Autar Singh Paintal die?
Autar Singh Paintal died on 21 December 2004 in Delhi.
What was Autar Singh Paintal's occupation?
Autar Singh Paintal was a physiologist.
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Autar Singh Paintal was Indian.
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