The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Banerji, Sir Gooru Das
Banerji, Sir Gooru Das, M.A., D.L., ex-Judge of the High Court, Calcutta; belongs to a respectable Brahmin family of Calcutta; born, 1848; lost his father at an early age; brought up by his mother; educated in the Hare School and the Presidency College, Calcutta, taking B.A. degree in the latter, heading the list of successful candidates; M.A. 1865, winning the University gold medal in Mathematics; Lecturer in Mathematics, Presidency College, Calcutta; passed, B.L. at the top of the list, winning the University gold medal in Law, 1866; Honours in Law, 1876; D.L. 1877; Law Lecturer at the Berhampore College, 1886-1872: enrolled as Vakil of the High Court, 1866; Commenced practice in Mofussil Courts, 1866; joined High Court Bar, 1872; Tagore Law Lecturer, 1878; Fellow of the Calcutta University and Honorary Presidency Magistrate 1879; nominated to the Bengal Legislative Council 1887; Member, Calcutta Corporation, 1886; Acting Judge of the Calcutta High Court, 1888; President, Central Text-Book Committee, 1902; Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University, 1880-1891; Member, Indian Universities Commission, 1902; retired, 1904. Knighted, 1904, Honorary Ph.D. (Calcutta) 1908. Publications: "A Few Thoughts on Education"; Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan; Note on Devanagiri alphabet; Elementary Geometry and several other educational works. Address: 28, Sasitala Read, Narikel Danga, Calcutta.