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Prafulla Chandra Ray

1861 - 1944

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Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray CIE FNI FRASB FIAS FCS (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Roy; Bengali: প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায় Prôphullô Côndrô Rāẏ; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944) was an Indian chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist. He established the first modern Indian research school in chemistry (post classical age) and is regarded as the Father of Indian Chemistry. The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe. He was the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prafulla Chandra Ray is the 460th most popular chemist (down from 397th in 2019). (down from 2,471st in 2019)

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Among chemists, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 460 out of 602. Before him are Johann Schweigger, Nikolay Zinin, Peter Armbruster, Kathleen Lonsdale, Nikolay Beketov, and Walter Noddack. After him are Alfred Stock, Gerhard Schrader, Antoine Bussy, Peter Woulfe, Myrtle Bachelder, and Theodor Curtius.

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Among people born in 1861, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 98. Before him are Carl Moll, Émile Grumiaux, Fanny Brate, Ernest Renshaw, Karl Groos, and Nikola Ivanov. After him are Kadambini Ganguly, Helen Herron Taft, Dorothea Klumpke, Krikor Zohrab, Hannes Hafstein, and Maximilian Harden. Among people deceased in 1944, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 224. Before him are Dadasaheb Phalke, Harry Langdon, Erich Marcks, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Ralph H. Fowler, and Prince Gustav of Denmark. After him are Isabelino Gradín, Alime Abdenanova, Johan Pitka, Walter Breisky, Settela Steinbach, and Karel Hartmann.

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