Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Bio: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India.

Born: June 29, 1893 in Kolkata, India

Died: June 28, 1972 in Kolkata, India