Saratchandra Mitra was a Bengali folklorist and scholar who studied and wrote extensively on plants and animals in Indian lore. Although trained in legal practice, he was appointed in later life as the founding head and professor of the department of anthropology at the University of Calcutta.
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About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1938 · aged 75
Written about in
6 languages
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