Background
Shankar Kapur was born on the 17 of July, 1896 in India.
Shankar Kapur was born on the 17 of July, 1896 in India.
He graduated from the Punjab University in 1917 getting his B.Sc. degree with honours (Bachelor of Science). Then, Shankar Kapur studied at Goettingen University where in 1923 he obtained PhD degree (Doctor of Philosophy).
He worked as Chief Research Officer, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. Then, Dr. Shankar Nath was a Managing Director of the Kinlab (Private) Ltd., and Managing Partner in Chemtech Corporation.
He was a member of Indian Standards Institution (Timber Committees) and Institution of Chemical Engineers (London).