Deva Prasad Sarbadhikari

Sir Deva Prasad Sarvadhikari (or Deba Prasad Sarbadhikary) (1862 – 11 August 1935) was an Indian lawyer, educationist and a vice chancellor of Calcutta University.

Deva Prasad Sarbadhikari
দেবপ্রসাদ সর্বাধিকারী
Born	1862 Radhanagar, Khanakul, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	11 August 1935 (aged 73) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality	British Indian
Alma mater	Presidency College, Calcutta University
Occupation(s)	lawyer, politician educationist, writer
Parent(s)	Suya Kumar Sarbadhikari (father) Hemlata Sarbadhikari (mother)

Sarvadhikari came from a wealthy family of Radhanagar in Bengal and was the son of Dr. Soorji Coomar Sarvadhikari, G.M.C.B., Rai Bahadur, who was a naval surgeon in British employment during the 1857 rebellion. Sarvadhikari was educated at the Sanskrit College, the Hare School and Presidency College receiving an MA in 1882 and a BL 1883. He then became a solicitor in 1888. He became a fellow of the University of Calcutta and was a representative at the Congress of the Universities of the Empire held in London in 1911. He was give honorary degrees by the Universities of St Andrews and Aberdeen. In 1914, he succeeded Sir Ashutosh Mukerjee as vice-chancellor and served until 1918.^[1]