Prafulla Chandra Ray

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.

2 August 1861

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Beko Ransome-Kuti • Betsy Bloomingdale • Constantine I of Greece • Jean-Baptiste du Casse • John W. Snow • Kevin Smith • Leo Beenhakker • Leopold Gmelin • María Duval • Stephen Ferris

Born in the same month (August 1861): Byron G. Harlan • Daniel Edward Howard • Dorothea Klumpke • Sammy Jones