Prafulla Chandra Ray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Prafulla Chandra Ray

Indian chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist.

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1861

Place of Birth: Khulna, Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1944

Profession: professor, chemist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Rây) CIE, FNI, FRASB, FIAS, FCS (Bengali: ???????? ?????? ???? Praphulla Chandra Ray; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944) was a Bengali chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist.
A leading Bengali nationalist, he established the first Indian research school in chemistry and is regarded as the father of chemical science in India.The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe.
He was the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company.
He is the author of A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of Sixteenth Century (1902).