Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located on College Street in Kolkata. It was established in 1817 as the Hindoo College, was renamed Presidency College in 1855 and functioned as a leading constituent college under the University of Calcutta. It is widely regarded as the oldest and one of the most prestigious places of higher education in India and as one of the oldest in Asia. Several institutions of national importance began within it, among them the Indian Statistical Institute, which originated in 1931 in the college's Department of Physics as a Department of Statistics founded by its alumnus and six-time principal Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
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The Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata.
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Established in 1817 as the Hindoo College, it was later renamed Presidency College in 1855 and functioned as a leading constituent college under the University of Calcutta.
Radhanath Sikdar (Wikipedia)
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Demonstrating exceptional mathematical ability from an early age, Radhanath's talent soon drew the attention of John Tytler, then Professor of Mathematics at Hindu College (now Presidency University).
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda (Wikipedia)
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He rejoined Presidency College in 1946 as its principal.
Mihir Kumar Bose (Wikipedia)
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Mihir Kumar Bose (1 September 1933-1 October 2009) was an Indian geologist and a professor at the Presidency College, Kolkata.
Harinath De (Wikipedia)
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He attended Raipur High School, and went to study at Presidency College, Kolkata (then in the University of Calcutta), followed by Christ's College, Cambridge A polyglot and linguistic prodigy, he was expert in 34 languages, including many eastern and western languages such as Chinese, Tibetan, Pali, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, English, Greek, Latin, out of which he was M.A in 14.
Anjali Roy (Wikipedia)
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She graduated with honors in botany from Presidency College, Calcutta, and her post-graduation from Ballygunge Science College in 1952.
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