Radhanath Sikdar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
surveyor
gptkbp:birthDate 1813
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jajpur,_Odisha,_India
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Andrew_Scott_Waugh
gptkbp:contribution pioneered mathematical calculations in the Great Trigonometrical Survey
gptkbp:deathDate 1870
gptkbp:education gptkb:Hindu_College,_Calcutta
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Great_Trigonometrical_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
surveying
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radhanath Sikdar
gptkbp:knownFor identifying Mount Everest as the world's highest peak
gptkbp:legacy Sikdar is remembered as a pioneer Indian scientist in British India
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork calculation of the height of Mount Everest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Young_Bengal_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6