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BABINGTON, Benjamin Guy

BABINGTON, Benjamin Guy. London 5.3.1794 — London 5/8.4.1865. British Physician interested in Tamil Language and Literature. Son of a London physician, William Babington (1756–1833, of Irish origin), and Martha Elizabeth Hough (1766–1849). Educated at Charterhouse 1803-07. He served in the navy until 1810, got then an appointment in India and…

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BOURGUIGNON D’ANVILLE, Jean-Baptiste

BOURGUIGNON D’ANVILLE, Jean-Baptiste (B. Danville). Paris 11.7.1697 — Paris 28.1.1782. French Cartographer, Geographer and Historian of Geography. Son of Hubert Bourguignon, a tailor, and Charlotte Vaugon. Student of abbé de Longerue. One of the Royal Geographers at the age of 22 (1719). In 1754 member of A.I.B.L., 1773 of Académie…

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