Being आचार्य प्रफुल्ल चन्द्र रे :: Father of Indian Chemistry in Modern Times...

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

Born: 2 August 1861, Khulna, Bangladesh

Died: 16 June 1944, Kolkata

Thesis: Conjugated Sulphates of the Copper-Magnesium Group: A Study of Isomorphous Mixtures and Molecular Combinations (1887)

Organizations founded: Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, MORE

Education: The University of Edinburgh (1887),

Parents: Harish Chandra Ray, Bhubanmohini Devi