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'''Shiba Prasad Chatterjee ''' (22 February 1903&nbsp;– 27 February 1989) was a Professor of [[Geography]] at the [[University of Calcutta]], India. He served as President of the [[International Geographical Union]] from 1964 until 1968,<ref>{{cite web|title=History of International Geographical Union|url=http://www.igu-online.org/site/?page_id=24|access-date=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426044140/http://www.igu-online.org/site/?page_id=24|archive-date=26 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Chatterjee received a [[Murchison Award]] from the [[Royal Geographical Society]] in 1959, and a [[Padma Bhushan]] from the [[Government of India]] in 1985.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015}}</ref> He coined the name '[[Meghalaya]]' for one of India's states.
'''Shiba Prasad Chatterjee ''' (22 February 1903 – 27 February 1989) was a Professor of [[Geography]] at the [[University of Calcutta]], India. He served as President of the [[International Geographical Union]] from 1964 until 1968,<ref>{{cite web|title=History of International Geographical Union|url=http://www.igu-online.org/site/?page_id=24|access-date=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426044140/http://www.igu-online.org/site/?page_id=24|archive-date=26 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Chatterjee received a [[Murchison Award]] from the [[Royal Geographical Society]] in 1959, and a [[Padma Bhushan]] from the [[Government of India]] in 1985.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015}}</ref> He coined the name '[[Meghalaya]]' for one of India's states.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1937-03-20|title=Le plateau de Meghalaya (Garo-Khasi-Jaintia)|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/139489b0|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=139|issue=3516|pages=489–489|doi=10.1038/139489b0|issn=1476-4687}}</ref>


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Shiba Prasad Chatterjee (22 February 1903 – 27 February 1989) was a Professor of Geography at the University of Calcutta, India. He served as President of the International Geographical Union from 1964 until 1968,[1] Chatterjee received a Murchison Award from the Royal Geographical Society in 1959, and a Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1985.[2] He coined the name 'Meghalaya' for one of India's states.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Chatterjee, S.P. (1983). Junior College Geography. Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division. ISBN 978-0-86131-090-6.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "History of International Geographical Union". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015.
  3. ↑ "Le plateau de Meghalaya (Garo-Khasi-Jaintia)". Nature. 139 (3516): 489–489. 20 March 1937. doi:10.1038/139489b0. ISSN 1476-4687.

Sources[edit]

  • Mookerjee, S. (1998): Shiba P. Chatterjee, 1903–1989. Geographers: biobibliographical studies 18.
  • "S P Chatterjee Memorial Series". INCA website. Indian National Cartographic Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.


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