RODGERS, Charles James. Wilne Mills, Derbyshire 1838 — Lahore 20.11.1898. British Teacher and Oriental Scholar in India. “Educated at Shardlow and Milford in Derbyshire, and at Borough Road College, London. While master of a National School near Cambridge, attended lectures on Oriental subjects at the University. To India, 1863, for Christian Vernacular Education Society, to conduct a Training College for Native Teacher at Umritsar [Amritsar]; its Principal for 22 years. Urdu and Persian scholar; made a special study of Indian numismatics. Appointed Archaeological Surveyor of the Panjab, 1886, after five years his appointment was abolished. Was a high authority on numismatics, and Honorary Numismatist to the Government of India. Secretary to the Religious Book Society at Lahore, 1898.” Married 1866 Sarah Ann Reed (1847–1922), at least one son.
Publications: Wrote for the JASB, mainly on numismatics, articles also in NC, etc.; Coin-collecting in Northern India. 135 p. 6 pl. Allahabad 1894.
– Catalogue of the coins of the Indian Museum. 1. The Sultāns of Delhi. Calcutta 1894; 2. Moghul Coins. C. 1893; 3. Ancient and Medieval. C. 1895; 4. Graeco-Bactrian, Indo-Scythian, etc. 288 p. C. 1896.
– The coins of the Mogul Emperors of India. Calcutta 1893; Miscellaneous Muhammadan Coins.232 p. 1894; Muhammadan Coinage of India before Babur. 306 p. 1895.
– Catalogue of the coins collected by C. J. Rodgers and purchased by the Punjab Government. 1-4. Calcutta 1894-96.
Sources: Buckland, Dictionary; *JRAS 1899, 479-482; NC 59, 1899, 26f.; www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=137612; stray notes in Internet.
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