Subramania Ranganathan
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Subramania Ranganathan (1934–2016), popularly known as Ranga,[1] was an Indian bioorganic chemist and professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[2] He was known for his studies on synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry[3] and was an elected fellow Indian National Science Academy,[4] National Academy of Sciences, India[5] and the Indian Academy of Sciences[6] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1977, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[7]
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Born | (1934-02-02)2 February 1934 Tamil Nadu, India |
Died | 8 January 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 81) |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | Studies on synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry |
Spouse | Darshan Ranganathan |
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