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Verghese Kurien

1921 - 2012

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Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution. Kurien graduated in physics from the University of Madras in 1940 and received his masters in mechanical engineering from the Michigan State University in 1947. In 1949, Kurien was sent by the Government of India to run its experimental creamery at Anand, where he set up the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union in 1950 which later became Amul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Verghese Kurien is the 333rd most popular engineer (down from 269th in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from India (down from 577th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Verghese Kurien ranks 333 out of 389. Before him are Franciszek Rychnowski, Othmar Ammann, Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, Ove Arup, and Jesse Ramsden. After him are John Monash, Da-Wen Sun, Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, and Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Verghese Kurien ranks 400. Before him are Muhibbe Darga, Stan Mortensen, John Russell, Herb Ellis, Róbert Antal, and Prvoslav Mihajlović. After him are Geoffrey Crossley, Susan Peters, Usmar Ismail, Big Walter Horton, Jacques Friedel, and Bill Bright. Among people deceased in 2012, Verghese Kurien ranks 383. Before him are Horst Faas, J. Bernlef, Vasily Belov, Jenni Rivera, Rino Ferrario, and Eric Sykes. After him are Margaret Mahy, Vladimir Astapovsky, Takao Sakurai, Boris Razinsky, Robert Sabatier, and Peter Struck.

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In India

Among people born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 803 out of 1,861. Before him are Ismail Merchant (1936), Spike Milligan (1918), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896), Stan Swamy (1937), and Preity Zinta (1975). After him are Asha Parekh (1942), Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Har Dayal (1884), Mohan Bhagwat (1950), and Anita Desai (1937).

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Among ENGINEERS In India

Among engineers born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 3. Before him are Percy Hobart (1885), and Arthur E. Kennelly (1861). After him are Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922), and Tessy Thomas (1963).

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