Prafulla Chandra Ray

Bengali chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist (1861–1944)
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Prafulla Chandra Ray

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
August 2, 1861
Date of death
June 16, 1944
Place of birth
Jashore District
Place of death
Kolkata
Country of citizenship
British Raj[9]
Field of work
chemistry[10]
Award received
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Knight Bachelor[18][19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Bangla[25]
Academic degree
Doctor of Science[22]
Family name
Roy[23]
Given name
Prafulla[24]
Name in native language
প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায়[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en PC Ray en Prafulla Chandra Ray en Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray da PC Ray fi PC Ray he פראפולה צ'אנדרה ריי hi प्रफुल्लचन्द्र राय hi प्रफुल्ल चन्द्र राय hi प्रफुल्ल चन्द्र रॉय it PC Ray ja プラフラ・チャンドラ・レイ ru Прафулла Чандра Рай ru Прафулла Чандра Рой sv PC Ray zh 普拉富爾拉·錢德拉·羅伊
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VIAF cluster ID
68922670
Library of Congress authority ID
n84206283
GND ID
120702363
Academic Tree ID
686435
Banglapedia ID (English)
Ray,_Prafulla_Chandra
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
112713245
CiNii Research ID
1140563741575059968
FAST ID
1427915
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
09198209X
Libraries Australia ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
264383
Museo Galileo authority ID
61833
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14763736
NLA Trove people ID
1098225
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000464819
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279203605171
National Virtual Library of India ID
259k (1.6k–552k, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
134453069
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
7584
Open Library ID
OL376742A, OL4476948A
RERO ID (legacy)
A021646605
SNAC ARK ID
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UK National Archives ID
F68343
Unz Review author ID
RayPrafullaChandra
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Educated at 2
Academic degree 1
Award received 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Prafulla Chandra Ray was born on August 2, 1861[1], in Jashore District[2]. He died on June 16, 1944[3], in Kolkata[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], essayist[7], and autobiographer[8].

FAQs

Where was Prafulla Chandra Ray born?

Prafulla Chandra Ray was born in Jashore District[2].

Where did Prafulla Chandra Ray die?

Prafulla Chandra Ray passed away in Kolkata[4].

What did Prafulla Chandra Ray do for work?

Prafulla Chandra Ray worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], essayist[7], and autobiographer[8].

Where did Prafulla Chandra Ray go to school?

Prafulla Chandra Ray was educated at University of Edinburgh[13], Presidency University[14], Vidyasagar College[15], and Hare School[16].

What awards did Prafulla Chandra Ray receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire[18], Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire[19], and Knight Bachelor[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . books.google.ru. books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Sankalp201 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → A History of Hindu Chemistry Vol 1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Notable work: A History of Hindu Chemistry Vol 1"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree → Doctor of Science
    Given name → Prafulla
    Field of work → chemistry
    Family name → Roy
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