Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist and academic (died 1944)

Prafulla Chandra Ray

Bengali chemist, educationist, nationalist, industrialist and philanthropist

Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray CIE FNI FRASB FIAS FCS was an Indian chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist. He established the first modern Indian research school in chemistry and is regarded as the Father of Indian Chemistry.