SLATER, Samuel. 18?? — after 1896, before 1912. Rev. British Missionary and Educator in India. Graduated from King’s College, London. In 1847 arrived at Calcutta, ordained priest there. From 1850 Rector of St. Paul’s School, then Professor at Bishop’s College in Calcutta, retired in 1860 because of his wife’s health…
SLATER, Robert Henry Lawson. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 8.2.1896 — 24.12.1984. Rev. British Buddhist Scholar in North America. Son of Harold Slater and Jane Lawson. Grew up in Yorkshire. Lost early his parents and worked as reporter in Newcastle. From 1919 studies of Theology at Emmanuel College (B.A. 1922), Cambridge, then at Jesus College 1922-24.…
SKRINE, Clarmont Percival. London 28.2.1888 — 1974. British Civil Servant and Diplomat in India. Sir. Son of —> F. H. B. Skrine and Helen Lucy Stewart. Studies at Oxford. Joined I.C.S. in 1912. In 1916-19 British Vice-Consul in Kerman, Persia, in 1922-24 Consul-General in Kashgar, in 1926-29 Consul in Seistan.…
SKEMP, Frank Whittingham. Eccles, Lancashire 13.12.1880 — 1971. British Civil Servant in India. Studies at Manchester (M.A. 1904) and in preparation for I.C.S. at Cambridge 1903-04. Served in the Punjab. Married Dorothy Frazer, children. Publications: Multani Stories. Collected and translated. 81 p. Lahore 1917. Sources: Manchester graduate register upto 1908 (www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/university-of-manchester/the-victoria-university-of-manchester-register-of-graduates-up-to-july-1st-190-hci/page-34-the-victoria-university-of-manchester-register-of-graduates-up-to-july-1st-190-hci.shtml).
SIRR, Henry Charles. 1807 — London 23.11.1872. British (Irish) Lawyer and Diplomat. Son of Henry Charles Sirr, Town Major of Dublin, and Eliza D’Arcy. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. Called to bar at Lincoln’s Inn, London. British vice-consul at Hong Kong (1843,) then queen’s advocate for the southern circuit of…
SINCLAIR, William Frederick. 1849? — 15.5.1900, when 51. British Civil Servant in India. Son of William S., D.L. Joined I.C.S. in 1866, arrived at Bombay 1868. Served in various administrative in Bombay Presidency, in the 1880s Collector in Kolaba, finally 1890-94 Senior Collector in Thana, then retired. Publications: Archaeological and ethnographical…
SIEGERT, Hans. 19?? — 19??. German IE Linguist. Wüst’s student at Munich, in 1942 in the Wehrmacht. Member of NSDAP. Publications: “Zur Geschichte der Begriffe ‘Arier’ und ‘arisch’”, W&S 22, 1941-42, 73-99. Sources: Briefly in C. Hutton, Linguistics in the Third Reich. 1999.
SHUTTLEWORTH, Henry Lee Hawden. Scoforth, Lancashire 14.5.1882 — New Delhi 28.2.1960. British Civil Servant in India. The only son of George Edward Sh., a physician, and Edith Mary Hadwen. Educated in Shrewsbury, from 1901 studies at Oxford (Pembroke College), then joined I.C.S. After furthertudies M.A. 1910 Cambridge, then went to India. Vainly…
SHOWERS, Charles Lionel. 5.2.1816 — Geneva 13.9.1895. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Major Howe Daniel Sh. and Harriet Ashe. Joined army 1835 and left for India. As Colonel in 1869 Political Agent in Gwalior, then Major-General (1878). Retired 1881, General 1889. Married 1856 Frederica Helen Nightingale (née Hurst),…
SHIRREFF, Alexander Grierson. 1883 — 2.9.1962. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Francis Archibald Patullo Sh. and his wife Elizabeth Louisa. B.A. I.C.S. officer, in the 1930s Collector of Jaunpur. Married Dulcie Baxter, children. Publications: With Pannā Lāl: The Dream Queen: a translation of the Svapnavasavadatta of Bhasa. 4+55 p. Allahabad 1918. – Hindi…