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| known_for = Father of Indian Pharmacology; Doyen of science and medicine<ref name=Roja>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107091320/http://www.pharmainfo.net/pharmapeople/sir-colonel-ram-nath-chopra|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=live|work=Roja Rani|url=http://www.pharmainfo.net/pharmapeople/sir-colonel-ram-nath-chopra| | | known_for = Father of Indian Pharmacology; Doyen of science and medicine<ref name=Roja>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107091320/http://www.pharmainfo.net/pharmapeople/sir-colonel-ram-nath-chopra|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=live|work=Roja Rani|url=http://www.pharmainfo.net/pharmapeople/sir-colonel-ram-nath-chopra|accessdate=7 January 2014|title=Sir Colonel Ram Nath Chopra}}</ref> | ||
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'''Sir Ram Nath Chopra''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Medical Service|IMS]] (17 August 1882 – 13 June 1973) was an [[Indian Medical Service]] officer and a [[doyen]] of [[science]] and [[medicine]] of India. He is considered the "Father of Indian [[Pharmacology]]" for his work on pharmaceuticals and his quest for self-sufficiency of India in drugs through the experimental evaluation of indigenous and traditional drugs. After service in the army, he established a research laboratory where he worked as a professor of a pharmacology at the [[Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine]] which was established in 1921. | '''Sir Ram Nath Chopra''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Medical Service|IMS]] (17 August 1882 – 13 June 1973) was an [[Indian Medical Service]] officer and a [[doyen]] of [[science]] and [[medicine]] of [[India]]. He is considered the "Father of Indian [[Pharmacology]]" for his work on pharmaceuticals and his quest for self-sufficiency of India in drugs through the experimental evaluation of indigenous and traditional drugs. After service in the army, he established a research laboratory where he worked as a professor of a pharmacology at the [[Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine]] which was established in 1921. | ||
Chopra was born in Gujranwala. His father Raghu Nath was a government official. After school in Lahore he went to the Government College there and then went to England in 1903 and studied at the Downing College, Cambridge. In 1905 he qualified in the Natural Sciences Tripos and was admitted BA. He received a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|B.Chir.]] in 1908 and an MA in 1909. He worked under [[Walter Ernest Dixon|Walter E. Dixon]] professor of the newly established position in pharmacology. He was inspired by the experimental approaches in pharmacology.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.pa.05.040165.000245|author=Chopra, R.N. | title=Problems and Prospects of a Pharmacological Career in India|pages=1–8|journal=Annual Review of Pharmacology|year=1965|volume=5}}</ref> While at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Chopra wrote the examination for the Indian Medical Service and stood third in it. Chopra was commissioned a lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 1 August 1908 and promoted to captain on 1 August 1911. He saw active service in East Africa and in the Afghan War of 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28230|page=1761|date=5 March 1909}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28547|page=7960|date=3 November 1911}}</ref> He was promoted to the temporary rank of major on 7 May 1919 and confirmed in the substantive rank on 1 August 1920, (back-dated to 1 February 1920).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32098|page=10308|date=26 October 1920}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32757|page=7378|date=20 October 1922}}</ref> In 1922 he was appointed Professor of Pharmacology at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine which had been established the year before. He took a special interest in indigenous drugs and noted that a key aim for India should be self-sufficiency in drug resources. He conducted pioneering studies on herbal remedies including ''[[Rauvolfia serpentina]]''. He headed a Drugs Enquiry Committee of 1930–31 which examined the need for imports, control and legislation.<ref name=bio>{{cite journal|journal=Indian Journal of History of Science| volume=43| issue=2| year=2008| pages=231–264 |title=Ram Nath Chopra (1882–1973) – A visionary in Pharmaceutical science| url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol43_2_4_HSingh.pdf|author=Singh, Harkishan}}</ref> | Chopra was born in Gujranwala. His father Raghu Nath was a government official. After school in Lahore he went to the Government College there and then went to England in 1903 and studied at the Downing College, Cambridge. In 1905 he qualified in the Natural Sciences Tripos and was admitted BA. He received a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|B.Chir.]] in 1908 and an MA in 1909. He worked under [[Walter Ernest Dixon|Walter E. Dixon]] professor of the newly established position in pharmacology. He was inspired by the experimental approaches in pharmacology.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.pa.05.040165.000245|author=Chopra, R.N. | title=Problems and Prospects of a Pharmacological Career in India|pages=1–8|journal=Annual Review of Pharmacology|year=1965|volume=5}}</ref> While at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Chopra wrote the examination for the Indian Medical Service and stood third in it. Chopra was commissioned a lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 1 August 1908 and promoted to captain on 1 August 1911. He saw active service in East Africa and in the Afghan War of 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28230|page=1761|date=5 March 1909}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28547|page=7960|date=3 November 1911}}</ref> He was promoted to the temporary rank of major on 7 May 1919 and confirmed in the substantive rank on 1 August 1920, (back-dated to 1 February 1920).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32098|page=10308|date=26 October 1920}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32757|page=7378|date=20 October 1922}}</ref> In 1922 he was appointed Professor of Pharmacology at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine which had been established the year before. He took a special interest in indigenous drugs and noted that a key aim for India should be self-sufficiency in drug resources. He conducted pioneering studies on herbal remedies including ''[[Rauvolfia serpentina]]''. He headed a Drugs Enquiry Committee of 1930–31 which examined the need for imports, control and legislation.<ref name=bio>{{cite journal|journal=Indian Journal of History of Science| volume=43| issue=2| year=2008| pages=231–264 |title=Ram Nath Chopra (1882–1973) – A visionary in Pharmaceutical science| url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol43_2_4_HSingh.pdf|author=Singh, Harkishan}}</ref> | ||
Chopra took an interest in public health.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_010_02_0109_0116_0.pdf|title=Organization of public health and medical service in India|journal= Current Science| volume=10| issue=2| year=1941|pages= 109–116 |author=Chopra, R.N.}}</ref> He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1934 New Year Honours]] list and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34010|supp=y|page=6|date=29 December 1933}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35029|supp=y|page=2|date=31 December 1940}}</ref><ref name="RAMNATH CHOPRA">{{cite web|title=RAMNATH CHOPRA|url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Paper/Unwatermarked%20indigenous%20stamp%20paper/RAMNATH%20CHOPRA|publisher=Indian Post office| | Chopra took an interest in public health.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_010_02_0109_0116_0.pdf|title=Organization of public health and medical service in India|journal= Current Science| volume=10| issue=2| year=1941|pages= 109–116 |author=Chopra, R.N.}}</ref> He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1934 New Year Honours]] list and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34010|supp=y|page=6|date=29 December 1933}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35029|supp=y|page=2|date=31 December 1940}}</ref><ref name="RAMNATH CHOPRA">{{cite web|title=RAMNATH CHOPRA|url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Paper/Unwatermarked%20indigenous%20stamp%20paper/RAMNATH%20CHOPRA|publisher=Indian Post office|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Colonel Ram Nath Chopra|url=http://www.pharmainfo.net/pharmapeople/sir-colonel-ram-nath-chopra|publisher=pharmainfo.net|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref> | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.507107 Glossary Of Indian Medicinal Plants – with S.L. Nayar and I.C. Chopra (1956)] | * [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.507107 Glossary Of Indian Medicinal Plants – with S.L. Nayar and I.C. Chopra (1956)] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/indiancouncilofm030541mbp A review of work on Indian medicinal plants – with I.C. Chopra (1955)] | * [https://archive.org/details/indiancouncilofm030541mbp A review of work on Indian medicinal plants – with I.C. Chopra (1955)] | ||
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Ram Nath Chopra | |
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| Born | 17 August 1882 |
| Died | 13 June 1973 (aged 90) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Known for | Father of Indian Pharmacology; Doyen of science and medicine[1] |
| Awards | Knighthood (1941) Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE; 1934) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | pharmacology |
Sir Ram Nath Chopra CIE, IMS (17 August 1882 – 13 June 1973) was an Indian Medical Service officer and a doyen of science and medicine of India. He is considered the "Father of Indian Pharmacology" for his work on pharmaceuticals and his quest for self-sufficiency of India in drugs through the experimental evaluation of indigenous and traditional drugs. After service in the army, he established a research laboratory where he worked as a professor of a pharmacology at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine which was established in 1921.
Chopra was born in Gujranwala. His father Raghu Nath was a government official. After school in Lahore he went to the Government College there and then went to England in 1903 and studied at the Downing College, Cambridge. In 1905 he qualified in the Natural Sciences Tripos and was admitted BA. He received a B.Chir. in 1908 and an MA in 1909. He worked under Walter E. Dixon professor of the newly established position in pharmacology. He was inspired by the experimental approaches in pharmacology.[2] While at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Chopra wrote the examination for the Indian Medical Service and stood third in it. Chopra was commissioned a lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service on 1 August 1908 and promoted to captain on 1 August 1911. He saw active service in East Africa and in the Afghan War of 1919.[3][4] He was promoted to the temporary rank of major on 7 May 1919 and confirmed in the substantive rank on 1 August 1920, (back-dated to 1 February 1920).[5][6] In 1922 he was appointed Professor of Pharmacology at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine which had been established the year before. He took a special interest in indigenous drugs and noted that a key aim for India should be self-sufficiency in drug resources. He conducted pioneering studies on herbal remedies including Rauvolfia serpentina. He headed a Drugs Enquiry Committee of 1930–31 which examined the need for imports, control and legislation.[7]
Chopra took an interest in public health.[8] He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1934 New Year Honours list and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours list.[9][10][11][12]
Bibliography
- Anthelmintics and their Uses in Medical and Veterinary Practice. The Williams & Wilkins Company. 1928.
- Chopra's Indigenous Drugs of India. Academic Publishers. 1958.
References
- ↑ "Sir Colonel Ram Nath Chopra". Roja Rani. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Chopra, R.N. (1965). "Problems and Prospects of a Pharmacological Career in India". Annual Review of Pharmacology. 5: 1–8. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.05.040165.000245.
- ↑ "No. 28230". The London Gazette. 5 March 1909. p. 1761.
- ↑ "No. 28547". The London Gazette. 3 November 1911. p. 7960.
- ↑ "No. 32098". The London Gazette. 26 October 1920. p. 10308.
- ↑ "No. 32757". The London Gazette. 20 October 1922. p. 7378.
- ↑ Singh, Harkishan (2008). "Ram Nath Chopra (1882–1973) – A visionary in Pharmaceutical science" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 43 (2): 231–264.
- ↑ Chopra, R.N. (1941). "Organization of public health and medical service in India" (PDF). Current Science. 10 (2): 109–116.
- ↑ "No. 34010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1933. p. 6.
- ↑ "No. 35029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1940. p. 2.
- ↑ "RAMNATH CHOPRA". Indian Post office. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sir Colonel Ram Nath Chopra". pharmainfo.net. Retrieved 24 May 2013.