Sir Ram Nath Chopra: A Profile

Abstract

Ram Nath was born on August 17, 1882 at Gujranwala, Punjab. He had his early education at Jammu and Srinagar and collegiate studies at Government College, Lahore. He left for England in 1903 and enrolled himself in the Downing College, Cambridge. He qualiÞ ed for Natural Sciences Tripos and admitted B.A. in 1905. He was privileged to work with famous Dr. Walter E. Dixon, a keen experimental pharmacologist. He also studied at Barthelomew’s Hospital in London. He successfully competed for the Indian Medical Service (1908). He obtained Cambridge M.B. and M.D. and the London M.R.C.P.