Guha, B. S. (Biraja Sankar), 1894-1961

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Summary: Biraja Sankar Guha was an Indian physical anthropologist, who classified Indian people into races around the early part of the 20th century and he was also a pioneer to popularize his scientific ideas in the vernacular. He was the first Director of the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) (1945–1954). Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1894 [2]; 1894-08-15 [4]
Birth Place: Shillong (Assam, Inde) [3]; Shillong [4]
Died: 1961 [2]; 1961-10-20 [4]
Death Place: Ghatshila (Bihar, Inde) [3]; Ghatshila [4]
Country: India [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Employer: University of Calcutta [4]
Educated at: Scottish Church College [4]; University of Calcutta [4]; Harvard University [4]
Country of Education: India [4]; United States [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata; 5. Library of Congress

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