Ram Nath Chopra
Ram Nath Chopra | |
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| Born | August 17, 1882 |
| Died | June 13, 1973 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Known for | Father of Indian Pharmacology; Doyen of science and medicine[1] |
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| Awards | Knighthood (1941) Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE; 1934) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | pharmacology |
Colonel Sir Ram Nath Chopra CIE, IMS (17 August 1882 - 13 June 1973) was an Indian Medical Service officer and a doyen of science and medicine of India. He is considered the "Father of Indian Pharmacology" since he was the first to establish a center of study and research in pharmacology in India, at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine.[2][3]
Chopra was commissioned a lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 1 August 1908 and promoted to captain on 1 August 1911.[4][5] He was promoted to the temporary rank of major on 7 May 1919 and confirmed in the substantive rank on 1 August 1920, (back-dated to 1 February 1920).[6][7]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1934 New Year Honours list and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours list.[8][9]
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