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- Works
- 7
Top works
- The modern Bengali dictionary for non-Bengali readers
- The Treatise on Indian medicinal plants
- Karuṇā tomāẏa Kuntī
- Science and technology in India, present and future
- Svanāme durjana Duryodhana
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1917-09-23 ) 23 September 1917, Calcutta , Bengal Presidency , British India
- Died
- 22 November 2006 (2006-11-22) (aged 89), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Education
- University of Calcutta ( DS )
- Occupation
- Chemist
- Spouse
- Baradananda Chatterjee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 )
- Fields
- Organic chemistry , phytomedicine
- Institutions
- Rajabazar Science College University of Calcutta
- Constituency
- Nominated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Chatterjee
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kolkata
- Place of death
- Kolkata
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Educated at
- University of Calcutta
- Employer
- University of Calcutta
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Student of
- Satyendra Nath Bose
- Image
- Asima Chatterjee - Calcutta 1993-03-29 35.tif
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- date of birth
- 1917-09-23
- date of death
- 2006-11-22
- member of
- Indian National Science Academy
- name in native language
- অসীমা চট্টোপাধ্যায়
- writing language
- Bangla
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- Asima Chatterjee
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Encyclopedic overview
Asima Chatterjee (23 September 1917 – 22 November 2006) was an Indian organic chemist noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine. Her most notable work includes research on vinca alkaloids, the development of anti-epileptic drugs, and development of anti-malarial drugs. She also authored a considerable volume of work on medicinal plants of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Science from an Indian university.
Biography
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