CHEMIST
Prafulla Chandra Ray
1861 - 1944
Prafulla Chandra Ray
Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray CIE FNI FRASB FIAS FCS (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Roy; Bengali: প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায় Prôphullô Côndrô Rāẏ; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944) was an Indian chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist. He established the first modern Indian research school in chemistry (post classical age) and is regarded as the Father of Indian Chemistry. The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prafulla Chandra Ray has received more than 1,113,389 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Prafulla Chandra Ray is the 397th most popular chemist (up from 429th in 2019).
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 397 out of 602. Before him are Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Moungi Bawendi, Ferdinand Reich, George Washington Carver, and Coenraad Johannes van Houten. After him are Luke Howard, Albert Niemann, Constantin Fahlberg, Agnes Pockels, Otto Ambros, and John William Draper.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Antoine Chaptal
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HPI: 53.10
Rank: 391
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
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HPI: 53.10
Rank: 392
Moungi Bawendi
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HPI: 52.98
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Ferdinand Reich
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HPI: 52.86
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George Washington Carver
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HPI: 52.84
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Coenraad Johannes van Houten
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HPI: 52.78
Rank: 396
Prafulla Chandra Ray
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HPI: 52.76
Rank: 397
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HPI: 52.75
Rank: 398
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HPI: 52.72
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HPI: 52.62
Rank: 402
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1811 - 1882
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1861, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 83. Before him are Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, Emil Wiechert, Carl Moll, Bhikaiji Cama, Zinaida Yusupova, and Félix Fénéon. After him are Karl Groos, Paul Ranson, Nasreddine Dinet, Curt von Bardeleben, Jacques-Émile Blanche, and Morgan Robertson. Among people deceased in 1944, Prafulla Chandra Ray ranks 180. Before him are Miklós Radnóti, Adolf Diekmann, Hans Graf von Sponeck, George David Birkhoff, Félix Fénéon, and Liviu Rebreanu. After him are Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Félix Éboué, Lepke Buchalter, René Daumal, Sára Salkaházi, and Stefan Rowecki.
Others Born in 1861
Go to all RankingsPrince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1914
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 77
Emil Wiechert
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1928
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 78
Carl Moll
PAINTER
1861 - 1945
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 79
Bhikaiji Cama
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 80
Zinaida Yusupova
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 81
Félix Fénéon
WRITER
1861 - 1944
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 82
Prafulla Chandra Ray
CHEMIST
1861 - 1944
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 83
Karl Groos
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1946
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 84
Paul Ranson
PAINTER
1861 - 1909
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 85
Nasreddine Dinet
PAINTER
1861 - 1929
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 86
Curt von Bardeleben
WRITER
1861 - 1924
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 87
Jacques-Émile Blanche
PAINTER
1861 - 1942
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 88
Morgan Robertson
WRITER
1861 - 1915
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 89
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsMiklós Radnóti
WRITER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 174
Adolf Diekmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 175
Hans Graf von Sponeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1944
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 176
George David Birkhoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1944
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 177
Félix Fénéon
WRITER
1861 - 1944
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 178
Liviu Rebreanu
WRITER
1885 - 1944
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 179
Prafulla Chandra Ray
CHEMIST
1861 - 1944
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 180
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
LAWYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 181
Félix Éboué
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1944
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 182
Lepke Buchalter
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1944
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 183
René Daumal
WRITER
1908 - 1944
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 184
Sára Salkaházi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1944
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 185
Stefan Rowecki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1944
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 186