Asima Chatterjee
Indian chemist (1917–2006)
Also known as Asima Chattopadhyay
- Born
- September 23, 1917
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- September 23, 1917
- Died
- November 22, 2006
- Birthplace
- Kolkata
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- Kolkata
- Place of death
- Kolkata
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- Kolkata
- Citizenship
- British Raj(until 1947)
- , India(since 1950)
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- Occupation
- chemist
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- , botanist
- , university teacher
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- chemist
- Positions held
- member of Rajya Sabha(1982–1990)
- , head of department(1969–1979)
- , dean(1969–1977)
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- Education
- University of Calcutta(until 1938)
- , Lady Brabourne College
- , Scottish Church College(until 1936)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Women Scientists in India: Lives, Struggles and Achievementsnbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/freebooks/pdf/Women%20Scientists%20in%20India.pdfRetrieved 2026-10-26
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- Member of
- Indian National Science Academy(since 1961) subject has role: fellow
- Indian Academy of Sciences subject has role: fellow
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- Bangiya Bijnan Parishad subject has role: fellow
- Sigma Xi
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- Indian Chemical Society
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
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- Chemical Society
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- Name in native language
- অসীমা চট্টোপাধ্যায়
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Science(1944) conferred by: University of Calcutta
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Sources- 1.insaindia.res.in/07062023_no.php?id=N61-0149Retrieved 2026-10-28
- Doctor of Science(1944) conferred by: University of Calcutta
On other databases
16 identifiers linking Asima Chatterjee across the web's reference databases
- Academic Tree ID688304
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID1145795609
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- GND ID1145795609
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- ISNI0000000021703910
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80113629
- National Virtual Library of India ID1374745
- RERO ID (legacy)A003098131
- VIAF cluster ID62850719
- WBPLN author IDChattopadhyay, Asima
- Wellcome Collection concept IDjytuz9bx
- WikiTree person IDMookerjee-1
- WorldCat Entities IDE39PBJj4xgxXhcp3Dk49X4QrMP