Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Statistician, Academic
1893 – 1972
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Who was Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis?
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India. He founded the Indian Statistical Institute, and contributed to the design of large-scale sample surveys.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1893
Kolkata - Also known as
- P. C. Mahalanobis
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- King's College, Cambridge
- University of Calcutta
- Presidency College, Kolkata
- University of Cambridge
- Lived in
- Kolkata
- Died
- Jun 28, 1972
Kolkata
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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