WISE, James Fawns Norton. 1835 — 1886. British (Scottish) Physician in India. Son of —> Th. A. Wise (1802–1889) and Emily Isabella Disney (1812–1839). Worked ten years in Dhaka, retired. In India he copied inscriptions, collected folklore and conducted ethnographic studies.
Publications: “Notes on Sunárgáon, Eastern Bengal”; JASB 43:1, 1874, 82-96; “Notes on Bárah Bhúyas of Eastern Bengal”; JASB 43:1, 1874, 197-214.
– Notes on Races, Castes and Trades of Eastern Bengal. 427 p. L. 1883.
– Medical writings.
Sources: Wikipedia.