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Jagadish Chandra Bose

Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
Person human Q314267

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[47]
Date of birth
November 30, 1858, 1858[10]
Date of death
November 23, 1937, 1937[11]
Place of birth
Bikrampur
Place of death
Giridih
Country of citizenship
British Raj[13]
Occupation
botanist, university teacher, physicist, archaeologist, writer, chemist, essayist, short story writer, naturalist, physiologist[15][16][17][18][19]
Employer
Presidency University, University of Cambridge, University of London[24][25][26]
Field of work
physics, biophysics, botany, archaeology[20][21][22][23]
Educated at
Christ's College, University College London, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Hare School, University of London, St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Mymensingh Zilla School, Pabna Zilla School, Pabna[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[46]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, Companion of the Order of the Star of India, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Knight Bachelor[39][40][41][42][43]
Notable work
Abyakta[38]
Spouse
Abala Bose[12]
Sibling
Labanyaprabha Bose
Doctoral advisor
John William Strutt[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Bangla, English
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[49][50][51]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Society, Indian National Science Academy[44][45]
Name in native language
জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু
Native language
Bangla[14]
Noble title
Knight Bachelor[48]
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P14536
439068
Student
Satyendra Nath Bose[37]
Writing language
Bangla, English
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose en Acharya Jagariis Chunder Bose en Jagadis Chunder en Jagadish Chandra Bose ar جاجاديش تشاندرا بوس cs Džagadíščandra Bose cs Dzhagdish Chandra Bos cs Jagadisacandra Bojha cs Jagadis Chandra Bose cs Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose de Acharya Jagariis Chunder Bose es Jadadish Chandra Bose es Jagadish Chandra Bose es Jagdish Chandra Bose es J Chandra Bose es J. Chandra Bose fa جاگادیش چاندرا بوز fr Jagadish he ג'אגדיש צ'נדרה בוס hi जगदीश चन्द्र बसु
🔖 Identifiers · 75
ISNI
0000000092561032
VIAF cluster ID
30320858, 135762266
Library of Congress authority ID
n84806202
GND ID
119544482, 117712248
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1920 Jagadish Chandra Bose.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
687196
Alvin ID
alvin-person:7716
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
bose-sir-jagadish-chandra-1858-1937-knight-physicist-and-biologist
BBC Things ID
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BHL creator ID
4211
BIBSYS ID
90845620
BIU Santé person ID
2635
Show all 75 identifiers +63
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BoseJagadisChandra1858-1937
Banglapedia ID (Bengali)
বসু,_আচার্য_জগদীশচন্দ্র
Banglapedia ID (English)
Bose,_Sir_Jagadish_Chandra
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12153083w
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1940.0001
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
bose-jagadis-chandra
CONOR.SI ID
190246243
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10665456
DDB person (GND) ID
119544482
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119544482, 117712248
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
88873
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jagadish-Chandra-Bose
FAST ID
1800654
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000000815549523
Goodreads author ID
7393204
Google Doodle
jagadish-chandra-boses-158th-birthday
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
jagadis-chandra-bose
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0011646
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
8906
ISFDB author ID
195052
IdRef ID
06061031X
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117712248
Libraries Australia ID
35803577
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01134/eu_b_4421/b4421
NDL Authority ID
01167184
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002153880
NLA Trove people ID
1094574
NUKAT ID
n2017168838
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001293814
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000466603
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271925205171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:rIv;=CB
National Virtual Library of India ID
1.3M (191k–1.3M, n=20)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
099814498
Notable Names Database ID
894/000213255
Obálky knih ID
ola2002153880
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3879866
Open Library ID
OL206883A, OL4637672A
OpenMLOL author ID
174k (29k–174k, n=3)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
107307
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095519543
PM20 folder ID
pe/002230
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA7962
Project Gutenberg author ID
8388, 44711
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
13159
Quora topic ID
Jagadish-Chandra-Bose-Indian-Physicist, Acharya-Jagadis-Chandra
RERO ID (legacy)
A003028195
SBN author ID
UM1V005701
SHARE Catalogue author ID
90540
SNAC ARK ID
w6cz3z9n
Science Museum people ID
cp137342
Trading Card Database name ID
146642
Treccani ID
sir-jagadis-chunder-bose
UK National Archives ID
F62625
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/68243
WBIS ID
B1322171
WBPLN author ID
BASU, JAGADISHCHANDRA
Wellcome Collection concept ID
nxvu49sj
WikiTree person ID
Bose-100
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrcm9Gx9pYjrHp9XqBgKd
Yale LUX ID
person/ab60d127-d19c-4a64-a55f-a99affff6412
ZbMATH author ID
bose.jagadis-chandra

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
writer, physicist, chemist, archaeologist, botanist, essayist, university teacher, short story writer
Educated at 4
University of London, University College London, Christ's College, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Field of work 4
physics, botany, archaeology, biophysics
Award received 3
Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
Employer 3
University of Cambridge, University of London, Presidency University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Bangla
Member of 2
Royal Society, Indian National Science Academy
Writing language 2
English, Bangla
Country of citizenship 1
British Raj
Doctoral advisor 1
John William Strutt
Doctoral advisors 1
John William Strutt
Founded entities 1
Bose Institute
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Bose
Native language 1
Bangla
Noble title 1
Knight Bachelor
Place of birth 1
Bikrampur
Place of death 1
Giridih
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Abala Bose
Spouses 1
Abala Bose
Student 1
Satyendra Nath Bose
Students 1
Satyendra Nath Bose
← Discoverer or inventor 1
crescograph
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Jagadish Chandra Bose was born on November 30, 1858, in Bikrampur [1][2][3][4][5] and died on November 23, 1937, in Giridih [1][6][2][3][5]. He practiced Hinduism and was married to Abala Bose from 1887 until his death [7]. His education took place at Hare School, St. Xavier's College in Kolkata, Christ's College, and University College London .

Bose worked as a botanist, university teacher, physicist, archaeologist, writer, and chemist [8]. His professional fields included physics, biophysics, botany, and archaeology . He was employed by Presidency University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of London .

He received numerous honors, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society . His other distinctions were Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, Companion of the Order of the Star of India, an honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, and Knight Bachelor .

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jagadish Chandra Bose include Bose[52], a lunar crater[53].

Why It Matters

Jagadish Chandra Bose is credited with the discovery of crescograph[54]. Entities named for him include Bose[52], a lunar crater[53].

FAQs

Where was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?

Jagadish Chandra Bose's place of birth was Bikrampur[2].

Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose die?

Jagadish Chandra Bose passed away in Giridih[4].

Who was Jagadish Chandra Bose married to?

Jagadish Chandra Bose's spouses include Abala Bose[12].

What did Jagadish Chandra Bose do for work?

Jagadish Chandra Bose worked as a botanist[5], university teacher[6], physicist[7], archaeologist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose go to school?

Jagadish Chandra Bose was educated at Christ's College[27], University College London[28], St. Xavier's College, Kolkata[29], and Hare School[30].

What awards did Jagadish Chandra Bose receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[39], Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire[40], Companion of the Order of the Star of India[41], and honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta[42].

What did Jagadish Chandra Bose discover?

Jagadish Chandra Bose is credited as discoverer of crescograph[54].

Related Entities

archaeology biophysics Bose Institute botany John William Strutt physics Satyendra Nath Bose University of London

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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