# C. V. Raman

_Indian physicist (1888–1970)_

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> Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering. Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, the deflected light changes its wavelength. This phenomenon, a hitherto unknown type of scattering of light they called modified scattering, was subsequently termed the Raman effect or Raman scattering. In 1930, Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him" and became the first person of Asian origin to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 November 1888 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tiruchirappalli ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P19))
- **Died:** 21 November 1970 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bengaluru ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P20))
- **Citizenship:** British Raj; India ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; crystallographer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P106))
- **Education:** University of Madras; Presidency College; University of Calcutta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P69))
- **Spouse:** Lokasundari Ammal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P26))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Lenin Peace Prize; Bharat Ratna; Fellow of the Royal Society; Hughes Medal; Matteucci Medal; Franklin Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta; Knight Bachelor; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi; honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60429#P166))

## Questions

**When was C. V. Raman born?**  
C. V. Raman was born on 7 November 1888 in Tiruchirappalli.

**Where did C. V. Raman study?**  
C. V. Raman was educated at University of Madras, Presidency College, University of Calcutta.

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- [Image: Sir CV Raman.JPG by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_CV_Raman.JPG)

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