Gooroodas Banerjee
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Sir Gooroodas Banerjee, KCIE
was a Bengali Indian judge of the Calcutta High Court
. In 1890, he also became the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of University of Calcutta. He received his education at the Oriental Seminary
, the General Assembly's Institution (now Scottish Church College), the Presidency College, Kolkata
and at the University of Calcutta
.
Order of the Indian Empire
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was a Bengali Indian judge of the Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court...
. In 1890, he also became the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of University of Calcutta. He received his education at the Oriental Seminary
Oriental Seminary
The Oriental Seminary started in 1829 by the educator Gour Mohan Addy, was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for Hindu children only in Kolkata . It was open to Hindu boys only. It was possibly India’s first fully private school, as even Hindu School, then known as Hindu College, had to...
, the General Assembly's Institution (now Scottish Church College), the Presidency College, Kolkata
Presidency College, Kolkata
Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly Hindu College and Presidency College, is a unitary, state aided university, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. and one of the premier institutes of learning of liberal arts and sciences in India. In 2002 it was ranked number one by the weekly news magazine...
and at the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
.