Upendranath Brahmachari

Upendranath Brahmachari
Sir Upendranath Brahmachari
Born(1873-12-19)19 December 1873
Died6 February 1946(1946-02-06) (aged 72)
Alma mater
SpouseNani Bala Devi
ChildrenPhanindra Nath,
Brahmachari Nirmal,
Kumar Brahmachari
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Physician
Institutions
Doctoral advisorSir Gerald Bomford

Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari FRSM FRS; 19 December 1873 – 6 February 1946) was a prominent Indian physician and scientist. In 1922, he synthesised urea-stibamine (carbostibamide) and demonstrated its effectiveness in treating kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis).