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Jul 06, 1934 Kolkata, West Bengal, India Died on 30 Nov 2015 (aged 81) Cancer
Arun Kumar Biswas - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Arun Kumar Biswas
- Arun Kumar Biswas (6 July 1934 – 30 November 2015) was a professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India) during 1963-95.
- He is well known for his contributions in the area of mineral engineering, archeaometallurgy, minerals and gems in antiquity, history of science, philosophy, science and music, etc.
- Biswas was the founding member of Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (1969).
- Founder president of Indian Language Society in the early 1980s at IIT/K, he served several organizations in various honorary capacities: Mahendralal Sircar Research Professor in History of Science at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata (1995-2001); the AICTE Emeritus Fellow at the Jadavpur University (2001-2004); and INSA Research Fellow in Kolkata.
- He was a member of the INSA National Commission for History of Science and, the editorial board member of the Indian Journal of the History of Science.
