Palit Professor of Physics

The Palit Chair of Physics is a physics professorship in the University of Calcutta, India.[1] The post is named after Sir Taraknath Palit who donated Rs. 1.5 million to the university. The Nobel laurete physicist C. V. Raman was the first to be appointed to the post of Palit Professor of Physics in 1917. At present the holder of the chair is Amitava Raychaudhuri.[2]

List of Taraknath Palit Professors of Physics

Year appointed Name
1917 C. V. Raman
1932 Debendra Mohan Bose
1938 Meghnad Saha
1953-1959 Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri

References

  1. "Prestigious Chairs" University of Calcutta. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. "Indian Fellow" Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
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