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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

প্রশান্তচন্দ্র মহলানবিশ

Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Member Of

Royal Society
 (3/22/1945 - )
Start Time
: 3/22/1945
Russian Academy of Sciences
 (1958 - )
Start Time
: 1958
Indian National Science Academy
Econometric Society
 (1951 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Econometric Society
Start Time
: 1951
Start Time
: 1949
Royal Statistical Society
 (1954 - )
Start Time
: 1954
American Statistical Association
 (1961 - )
Start Time
: 1961

Country of Citizenship

British Raj
 ( - 8/14/1947)
End Time
: 8/14/1947
Dominion of India
 (8/15/1947 - 1/26/1950)
Start Time
: 8/15/1947
End Time
: 1/26/1950
India
 (1/26/1950 - )
Start Time
: 1/26/1950

Date of Birth

6/29/1893

Date of Death

6/28/1972

Instance Of

Human

Occupation

Economist
Mathematician
Physicist
Statistician
University Teacher

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
 (1945)
Point in Time
: 1945
Padma Vibhushan
 (1968)
Point in Time
: 1968
Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
 (1968)
Point in Time
: 1968
Fellow of the Econometric Society
 (1951)
Point in Time
: 1951
Point in Time
: 1949
Fellow of the American Statistical Association
 (1961)
Point in Time
: 1961
Honorary Doctor of the University of Calcutta
 (1957)
Point in Time
: 1957
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
 (1942)
Point in Time
: 1942
Weldon Memorial Prize
 (1944)
Point in Time
: 1944

Place of Birth

Kolkata

Place of Death

Kolkata

Educated At

Presidency University
 (1908 - 1912)
Start Time
: 1908
End Time
: 1912
King's College
 (1913 - 1915)
Start Time
: 1913
End Time
: 1915
Brahmo Boy's School
 (1904 - 1908)
Start Time
: 1904
End Time
: 1908
University of Cambridge
University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture

Doctoral Advisor

William Herrick Macaulay

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Field of Work

Mathematics
Statistics

Employer

Presidency University
 (1915 - 1950)
Start Time
: 1915
End Time
: 1950
National Sample Survey Organisation
 (1950 - 1955)
Start Time
: 1950
End Time
: 1955
Planning Commission
 (1955 - 1967)
Start Time
: 1955
End Time
: 1967

Name in Native Language

প্রশান্তচন্দ্র মহলানবিশ

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Residence

Baranagar

Birth Name

প্রশান্তচন্দ্র মহলানবিশ

Notable Work

Mahalanobis Distance
Mahalanobis Model

Relative

Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Nil Ratan Sircar
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle

Position Held

Director
 (1931 - 1972)
Replaced By
:
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Indian Statistical Institute
Start Time
: 1931
End Time
: 1972

Student Of

William Herrick Macaulay

Spouse

Nirmal Kumari Mahalanobis
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