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Usha Ranjan Ghatak

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Usha Ranjan Ghatak was an Indian synthetic organic chemist, stereochemist and director of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. He was known for developing novel protocols for the stereoselective synthesis of diterpenoids, and was an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to the chemical sciences.

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Birth Year
1931 1
Death Place
Kolkata, India 1
Nationality
British Raj 1
Nationality
Dominion of India 1
Nationality
India 1
Birthplace
Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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1. Usha Ranjan Ghatak (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): India
    Q668
  • P20 (place of death): Kolkata, India
    Q1348
  • P27 (country of citizenship): British Raj
    Q129286
  • P19 (place of birth): Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
    Q897320
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Dominion of India
    Q1775277
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Usha Ranjan Ghatak (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Usha Ranjan Ghatak (26 February 1931-18 June 2005) was an Indian synthetic organic chemist, stereochemist and the director of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS).
  • Works In: Organic Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Usha Ranjan Ghatak (26 February 1931-18 June 2005) was an Indian synthetic organic chemist, stereochemist and the director of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS).
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