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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893-06-29 – 1972-06-28
Life & Legacy
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893 – 28 June 1972) 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.
Occupation & Career
economist, mathematician, physicist, statistician, university teacher, pedagogue
Education
Presidency University; King's College; Brahmo Boy's School; University of Cambridge; University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Padma Vibhushan; Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal; Fellow of the Econometric Society; Fellow of the American Statistical Association; honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Weldon Memorial Prize; Mahalanobis distance; Mahalanobis model
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the American Statistical Association · Fellow of the Econometric Society · Fellow of the Royal Society · honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta · Officer of the Order of the British Empire · Padma Vibhushan · Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal · Weldon Memorial Prize
Employer
National Sample Survey Organisation · Planning Commission · Presidency University
Organizations & Memberships
American Statistical Association · Econometric Society · Indian National Science Academy · Royal Society of London · Royal Statistical Society · Russian Academy of Sciences
Notable Work
Mahalanobis distance · Mahalanobis model
Education & Institutions
Brahmo Boy's School · King's College · Presidency University · University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture · University of Cambridge
Verified Legacy Record
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Padma Vibhushan
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Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal
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Fellow of the Econometric Society
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Fellow of the American Statistical Association
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honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Weldon Memorial Prize
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Family Spouse
Nirmal Kumari Mahalanobis
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Notable Work
Mahalanobis distance
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Notable Work
Mahalanobis model
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Sources & Provenance
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