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'X' was involved with forests and its resources. 'X' also pioneered the research and application of a certain type of practice which garnered wide popularity in British India.
Who is 'X'?

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Dietrich Brandis
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Amrita Devi Bishnoi
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Cyril Beeson
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Hugh Cleghorn
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The correct option is A Dietrich Brandis
Dietrich Brandis was a German expert called by the British to inspect the forests of our country. He was the first inspector general of the forests of India and is the founder of the Indian Forest Services, the Imperial Forest Research Institute and the Indian Forest Act of 1865. He surveyed the forests, classified them and proposed the practice of scientific forestry.

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