MOORCROFT, William. Ormskirk, Lancashire 1767 — Andkhui, Afghanistan 25.8.1825. British Veterinary Surgeon and Traveller in North-West India and Afghanistan. Born as illegitimate son of Ann Moorcroft, the daughter of a local farmer, educated in “Liverpool as a surgeon, studied veterinary science in France [Lyon]. Made a fortune by his veterinary…
MOOR, Edward. 1771 — Westminster 26.2.1848. British Colonial Officer and Oriental Scholar in India. Major. Left for India as young cadet in 1782, arrived at Madras 1783. “Served with the Mahratta Army against Tippoo, 1790-1, at Dharwar, Doridrug, Gadjnur; wrote, in 1794, an account of the operations. Officiated as Quarter-Master-General;…
MOLESWORTH, James Thomas. Baptised St.Giles, Camberwell 15.6.1795 (WikiTree: born 1795 in Peckham, Surrey) — Clifton, Gloucestershire 13.7.1872. British (Irish?) Colonial Officer and Indologist, specialist of Marāṭhī. Long time in India (1811?-36 and 51-60). The youngest son of the Hon. Richard Molesworth (1737–1799) and Catherine Cobb. After education in Exeter he…
MITSCHERLICH, Eilhard. Neuende, Herrschaft Jever 7.1.1794 — Schöneberg near Berlin 28.2.1863. German Chemist and Mineralogist, originally interested in Persian and Sanskrit. Professor of Chemistry in Berlin. Born in North-West Germany in an area then (1793-1807) under Russian rule as the son of Rev. Carl Gustav Mitscherlich (1762–1826) and Marie Elisabeth…
MILMAN, Henry Hart. London 10.2.1791 — Sunning Hill, Berkshire 24.9.1868. Rev. British Priest and Theologian interested in Sanskrit. Son of Sir Francis Milman, Bart. (1746–1821), a physician, and Frances Hart. Educated at Eton and from 1810 at Brasenose College, Oxford. B.A. 1814, M.A. 1816. In 1816 ordained as priest. In…
MILL, William Hodge. Hackney, Middlesex 18.7.1792 — Brasted, Kent 25.12.1853. Rev. British Teacher and Indologist in India. Son of John Mill, of Dundee, and Martha Hodge. Privately educated by Dr. Belsham, a Unitarian preacher, studies at Trinity College, Cambridge: B.A. 1813, Fellow of Trinity College 1814, M.A. 1816. In 1818…
MILL, James (born J. Milne). Northwater Bridge, Logie Pert, Angus 6.4.1773 — Kensington (London) 23.6.1836. British (Scottish) Politician, Economist, Philosopher, and Historian of Colonial India. Son of James Milne, a shoemaker and small farmer, and Isabel Fenton. “Educated at Montrose Academy and Edinburgh University, studied philosophy. Was licensed as a…
MILES, William. 1780 — London 21.5.1860. British Colonial Officer in India. Major-General (1854). Cadet 1799, in 1800 joined the Bombay Native Infantry, served in operations against Baroda and in 1804 at Bhurtpore (Bharatpur). “Made a treaty in 1820 with the Raja of Rodanpur, commanded a regiment in the first Burmese…
MIHANOVIĆ Petropoljski, Antun. Klanjec 10.6.1796 — Novi Dvori 14.11.1861. Austrian (Croatian) Nationalist Author. Born in a noble family, son of Matije Mihanović and Justina Kušević. Studied law at Vienna until 1817 and worked then as military judge. In 1823-36 Gubernial Secretary in Fiume (Rijeka). Entered 1836 the foreign department and…
MICHAEL, James. 17?? — 15.12.1837. British Colonial Officer and Oriental (Persian and Urdu) Scholar in India, then in 1827-37 Professor of Hindu Literature and Asian History at Haileybury. From 1934 also registrar of the College. Beside Persian and Hindustani he also knew Marathi. During his last years suffered of poor health…