Hem Chandra Bose

Hem Chandra Bose
Hem Chandra Bose
Born	1867; Damurhuda Upazila, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Chuadanga District, Bangladesh)
Died	April 3/1, 1949 (aged 81/82); Calcutta, India
Occupations	Police officer, mathematician
Years active	1889–1925
Employer	Bengal Police Service
Organization	Calcutta Anthropometric Bureau (later the Fingerprint Bureau)
Known for	Development of the Henry Classification System for cataloging fingerprints
Notable work	Finger Print Companion, A Practical Handbook, by H. C. Bose. Author and Publisher, Finger Print Bureau, Writers' Buildings, Calcutta, 1927 Finger Print Companion ;
Title	Rai Bahadur
Spouse	Saibalini Ghosh
Children	6 daughters and 1 son, all deceased Usharani Ghosh; Puspa Guha Thakurta; Abha Bose; Sudhamoy Bose;
Relatives	Many of his grandchildren established themselves in different fields and became most successful in their lives in Kolkata: Gita Dutta, school teacher; Mita Ghosh; Dr. Sudhindra Kumar Dutta; Rathindra Kumar Dutta; Dr. Rathindra Nath Ghosh, noted gynaecologist, owner of Eveland Nursing Home, Southern Avenue, Kolkata; Sunanda Bakshi; Goutam Ghosh, noted civil engineer and architect; Bhaskar Kumar Ghosh, noted Indian-American statistician especially known for his contributions to sequential analysis; Ratna Som, professor of Chemistry, Jogamaya Devi College; Subrata Guha Thakurta; Subir Guha Thakurta; His great-grandchildren work and reside in and around Kolkata and in different parts of the world, and they all proudly treasure this great family legacy. For questions on this page, please contact Susmita Gupta (nee Som) (great-grand daughter of Hem Chandra Bose)

Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose (1867-1949) was an Indian police officer and mathematician at the Calcutta Anthropometric Bureau (later the Fingerprint Bureau). Supervised by Edward Henry, he and Azizul Haque developed the Henry Classification System for cataloging fingerprints.