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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Indian scientist and statistician (1893-1972) · India · Scientists · Died at 78

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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 economic Planning Commission of independent India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India.

A life in dates

1972Died28 June 19721968Padma VibhushanAwardSrinivasa Ramanujan MedalAward1961Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward1951Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1945Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1944Weldon Memorial PrizeAward1942Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1893Born29 June 1893

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Awards

Padma Vibhushan1968
Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal1968
Fellow of the American Statistical Association1961
Fellow of the Econometric Society1951
Fellow of the Royal Society1945
Weldon Memorial Prize1944
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1942

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Spouse: Nirmal Kumari Mahalanobis

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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 economic Planning Commission of independent India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India. He founded the Indian Statistical Institute, and contributed to the design of large-scale sample surveys. For his contributions, Mahalanobis has been considered the father of statistics in India. Since 2007, 29 June is celebrated as National Statistics Day in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of P.C. Mahalanobis and his contributions to statistical science and planning.

Country
India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1972 · aged 78

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