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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS 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.

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  1. Albert Szent-GyörgyiSeptember 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986
  2. Christopher Kelk IngoldOctober 28, 1893 – December 8, 1970
  3. Edward Adelbert DoisyNovember 13, 1893 – October 23, 1986
  4. Harold UreyApril 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981
  5. Hilda GeiringerSeptember 28, 1893 – March 22, 1973
  6. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (this page)June 29, 1893 – June 28, 1972

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