02 August - Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray birth anniversary

 

Sir Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, CIE, FNI, FRASB, FIAS, FCS (2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944)was an Indian chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist.He established the first modern Indian research school in chemistry (post classical age) and is regarded as the Father of Indian Chemistry.

The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured his life and work with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe. He was the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company. He is the author of A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century (1902).