Background
Goel, Anil Kumar was born on January 10, 1955 in Bilari, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Om Prakash and Maya Gupta.
Goel, Anil Kumar was born on January 10, 1955 in Bilari, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Om Prakash and Maya Gupta.
Master of Science in Botany, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, India, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, 1982.
Researcher Botanical Survey India, Northern Circuit, Dehradun, 1977—1982. Research associate Botanical Survey India, Howrah, 1982—1984. Scientist Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 1984—1988, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 1988—2005, deputy director, since 2005.
Fellow: Society Ethnobotanists, Lucknow (managing editor 2000, JW Harshbergher Medal 2008). Member: Association Plant Taxonomy (vice president since 2008).
Married Archana Goel. Children: Siddharth, Ojasv.