Background
Amiya Charan Banerjee was born on January 23, 1891 in Bhagalpur, India. He was the son of Gyanendra Chandra and Mrinalini. His father Gyan Chandra Banerjee was a meritorious student of Presidency College.
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Amiya Charan Banerjee was born on January 23, 1891 in Bhagalpur, India. He was the son of Gyanendra Chandra and Mrinalini. His father Gyan Chandra Banerjee was a meritorious student of Presidency College.
As his father had a transferable job, he was educated mostly at Bhagalpur Zilla School. Amiya Charan Banerjee stood first in the matriculation examination and joined Presidency College, Kolkata. He was all through a topper and on completing his post graduation in mathematics, won a Bihar Government scholarship to go to England. He became a Wrangler and foundation scholar from Clare College, Cambridge.
During 1920-1922 Amiya Charan Banerjee was a Professor of Mathematics at Muir Central College. During 1922-1952 he worked as a Professor of Mathematics at Allahabad University. From 1930 till 1954 he was a Registrar of Marriage. During 1952-1955 Amiya Charan Banerjee was a Vice-Chancellor at Allahabad University. During 1956-1957 he was an Adviser at Jadavpur University.
Amiya Charan Banerjee had married Probha, daughter of Braja Kumar and Chanchala Niyogi of Hazaribagh in 1920. She was actively involved in social welfare activities, was a commissioner of Allahabad municipality and was a woman magistrate, who held court at home.
His elder son Kalyan Banerji died prematurely on 4 June 1975 when he was deputy managing director of State Bank of India. His daughter, Arati, was married to N.R.Dutt, a successful business manager in the steel industry. She died on 9 July 2010. Milon Banerji, Attorney General of India, was his younger son who died on 16 July 2010. His grandson, Pradeep Banerji - son of Kalyan Banerji - graduated from Columbia University, New York, and is presently based in London as a successful professional in the IT industry. His grandson, Debal Banerji - son of Milon Banerji - is a senior lawyer practising in Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court. His grandson, Gourab Banerji - the younger son of Milon Banerji - was the Additional Solicitor General of India.