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Pramatha Nath Bose | |
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| প্রমথনাথ বসু | |
 P N Bose in 1913 | |
| Born | 12 May 1855 |
| Died | 27 April 1934 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | P.N.Bose |
| Alma mater | Krishnagar Government College, St. Xavier's College |
| Occupation(s) | Geologist, Social workers, Paleontologist |
| Organization | Geological Survey of India |
| Known for | Paleontology |
| Spouse | Kamala Dutta (m.24 July 1882) |
| Children | Madhu Bose (Son) |
| Parent | Taraprasanna Bose (Father) |
Pramatha Nath Bose (12 May 1855 – 1934) was a pioneering Indian geologist and paleontologist.[1] Bose was educated at Krishnagar Government College and later at St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta when he obtained a Gilchrist scholarship to study in London in 1874. He graduated in 1877 and went on to study at the Royal School of Mines in London and excelled in biology and paleontology.[2] During his study at Cambridge he became a friend of Rabindranath Tagore. He was one of the early Indians to join the Geological Survey of India as a graded officer. His initial work was on the Siwalik fossils. He is credited with the setting up of the first soap factory in India and was instrumental in the setting up of Jamshedpur by writing to J. N. Tata about the rich iron ore reserves.[3]
- ^ Chakrabarti, R., 2006. P. N. Bose (1855–1934) – An Eminent Geologist. Indian Journal of History of Science. 41(2), p. 199–206.
- ^ Arnold, David, 2000. Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56319-4.
- ^ "Tribute to (a) forgotten master". The Telegraph (India). 13 May 2005. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.