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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972)
Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisOBE, FNA,[5]FASc,[6]FRS[2] (29 June 1893– 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician.
Prasanta chandra mahalanobis biography of martin
He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free 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.[2][7][4][8] For his contributions, Mahalanobis has been considered the Father of statistics in India.[9]
Early life
Mahalanobis was born on 29 June 1893, in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency (now West Bengal).
Mahalanobis belonged to a prominent family of landed gentry in Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh).[10][11] His grandfather Gurucharan (1833–191