Radhanath Sikdar

Radhanath Sikdar was an Indian mathematician and social reformer. He is best known for being the first person to calculate the height of Mount Everest, in 1852. He was a member of Henry Derozio's Young Bengal group.

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Who was born first?

• Radhanath Sikdar and Pierre Alphonse Laurent were born the same year
• Radhanath Sikdar and Claude Bernard were born the same year
• Radhanath Sikdar and Carl Jaenisch were born the same year
• Radhanath Sikdar and Thomas Andrews were born the same year
• Radhanath Sikdar and Louis Lucien Bonaparte were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl JaenischApril 11, 1813 – March 5, 1872
2. Claude BernardJuly 12, 1813 – February 10, 1878
3. Louis Lucien BonaparteJanuary 4, 1813 – November 3, 1891
4. Pierre Alphonse LaurentJuly 18, 1813 – September 2, 1854
5. Radhanath Sikdar (this page)1813 – May 17, 1870
6. Thomas AndrewsDecember 19, 1813 – November 26, 1885

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