Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Rây and Prafulla Chandra Roy) CIE, FNI, FRASB, FIAS, FCS (Bengali: প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায় Praphulla Chandra Rāy; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944) was an eminent Bengali 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 chemical science in India.
You can find people similar to Prafulla Chandra Roy by visiting our lists Fellows of the Chemical Society and 19th-century Indian chemists.
Full name at birth |
![]() |
||
Claim to fame |
![]() |
||
Date of birth | 2 August 1861
|
||
Place of birth | Raruli, Khulna, British India
|
||
Date of death | 16 June 1944
|
||
Age | 82 (age at death)
|
||
Place of death | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now India)
|
||
Occupation |
![]() |
||
Occupation category | |||
Nationality |
Height |
![]() |
||
Build |
![]() |
||
Hair color |
![]() |
||
Eye color |
![]() |
||
Gender |
![]() |
||
Ethnicity |
![]() |
||
Religion |
![]() |
||
Zodiac sign | |||
Distinctive feature |
![]() |
||
Pets |
![]() |
High school |
![]() |
||
University |
![]() |
||
Talent agency |
![]() |
||
Political affiliation |
![]() |
||
Political party |
![]() |
This page is the FamousFix profile for Prafulla Chandra Roy. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Prafulla Chandra Roy page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.