Upendranath Brahmachari

Rai Bahadur Sir
Upendranath Brahmachari
উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী
FRSM FRS
Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari; উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী FRSM FRS
	Sir Upendranath Brahmachari
Born	19 December 1873; Sardanga, Purbasthali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	6 February 1946 (aged 72); Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma mater	Eastern Railways Boys' High School, Jamalpur; Hooghly Mohsin College; Presidency University, Kolkata; University of Calcutta;
Spouse	Nani Bala Devi
Children	Phanindra Nath, ; Brahmachari Nirmal,; Kumar Brahmachari
Awards	Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal (1924); Rai Bahadur award (1924); Knighthood (1934); Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, London;
	Scientific career
Fields	Medicine, Physician
Institutions	University of Calcutta; Campbell Medical School (now Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital); Carmichael Medical College (now R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital); Dhaka Medical College and Hospital; Calcutta Medical College; National Medical Institute; Indian Council of Medical Research; University College of Science, Calcutta; Indian Red Cross Society; Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine; Zoological Garden, Kolkata;
Doctoral advisor	Sir Gerald Bomford

Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari FRSM FRS (Bengali: উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী; 19 December 1873 – 6 February 1946) was a prominent Indian physician and scientist.^[1] In 1922, he synthesised urea-stibamine (carbostibamide) and demonstrated its effectiveness in treating kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis).

^ Singh, Rajinder; Roy, Syamal (1 March 2019). "U N Brahmachari: Scientific Achievements and Nomination for the Nobel Prize and the Fellowship of the Royal Society of London". Indian Journal of History of Science. 54 (1). doi:10.16943/ijhs/2019/v54i1/49596.

[1] Singh, Rajinder; Roy, Syamal (1 March 2019). "U N Brahmachari: Scientific Achievements and Nomination for the Nobel Prize and the Fellowship of the Royal Society of London". Indian Journal of History of Science. 54 (1). doi:10.16943/ijhs/2019/v54i1/49596.

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Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী FRSM FRS
Sir Upendranath Brahmachari
Born	(1873-12-19)19 December 1873 Sardanga, Purbasthali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	6 February 1946(1946-02-06) (aged 72) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma mater	Eastern Railways Boys' High School, Jamalpur Hooghly Mohsin College Presidency University, Kolkata University of Calcutta
Spouse	Nani Bala Devi
Children	Phanindra Nath, Brahmachari Nirmal, Kumar Brahmachari
Awards	Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal (1924) Rai Bahadur award (1924) Knighthood (1934) Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, London
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine, Physician
Institutions	University of Calcutta Campbell Medical School (now Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital) Carmichael Medical College (now R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital) Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Calcutta Medical College National Medical Institute Indian Council of Medical Research University College of Science, Calcutta Indian Red Cross Society Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine Zoological Garden, Kolkata
Doctoral advisor	Sir Gerald Bomford