Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India.
Background
- Born in
- Kolkata
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeKing's CollegeUniversity College of Science, Technology & AgricultureBrahmo Boy's School
- Awards
- 🏆 Padma Vibhushan🏆 Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 William Herrick Macaulay
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Samarendra Nath Roy
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1893
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