Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 53 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 29,1893 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Kolkata |
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| Date of died | June 28,1972 |
| Died | Kolkata |
| India | |
| Parents | Prabodh Chandra Mahalanobis |
| Field | Mathematical statistics |
| Books | Experiments in Statistical Sampling in the Indian Statistical Institute |
| Spouse | Nirmal Kumari Mahalanobis |
| Known for | Mahalanobis distance; Feldman–Mahalanobis model |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge |
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| ID | 664452 |
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Life story
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS was an Indian scientist and statistician from erstwhile Bengal. 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.