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Christ's College ☒

Jagadis Chandra Bose

জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু
Mymensingh, Bengal 1858 - Giridih, Bengal 1937
Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, biophysicist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction, did pioneering work in electromagnetic waves
(Wikipedia)

Biman Das
2008

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

Jagadis Chandra Bose
(1858 - 1927)
BA 1884, MA 1896

Colleges in Cambridge

The university colleges in Cambridge occupy large areas with several buildings and courts. There are numerous statues, mostly in the façades of the various buildings. The statues with ☒ are not visible from the public road. Most of the colleges are accessible for visitors during certain times of the day, some for free, others for a small (or not so small) fee.

Sculptor

Biman Behari Das (Tamluk, West Bengal, India 1943), Indian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

The Telegraph, Calcutta, 8 December 2008, Bose bust in Cambridge - College plans scholarship for students from India.

Locatie (N 52°12'23" - E 0°7'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbee069; Photograph: 23 October 2015
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