Shiba P. Chatterjee
Indian geographer
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| Intro | Indian geographer | |||||||||
| Places | India | |||||||||
| was | Geographer | |||||||||
| Work field | Science | |||||||||
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| Birth | 22 February 1903 | |||||||||
| Death | 27 February 1989 (aged 86 years) | |||||||||
| Star sign | Pisces | |||||||||
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Shiba Prasad Chatterjee (22 February 1903 – 27 February 1989) was a Professor of Geography at the University of Calcutta, India. He served as President of the International Geographical Union from 1964 until 1968, and coined the name Meghalaya (Sanskrit: 'abode of clouds') for one of India's northeastern states. Chatterjee received a Murchison Award from the Royal Geographical Society in 1959, and a Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1985.
Sources
- Mookerjee, S. (1998): Shiba P. Chatterjee, 1903–1989. Geographers: biobibliographical studies 18.
- "S P Chatterjee Memorial Series". INCA website. Indian National Cartographic Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.