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PROF. P. C. MAHALANOBIS retired from the Indian Educational Service and from his post as principal of Presidency College, Calcutta, on June 30. He is chiefly known as a mathematical statistician with wide interests, and particularly as a pioneer in the theory and practice of sample survey. His work in building up the Statistical Laboratory at Presidency College is appreciated throughout the world, and it is undoubtedly one of the best centres for statistical research and advanced teaching. In recent years, Prof. Mahalanobis has been largely engaged on the Statistical Commission of the United Nations. He is still carrying on his scientific work, especially in the Indian Statistical Institute, of which he is honorary secretary.
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Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis, F.R.S. Nature 162, 689 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162689a0
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