COOPER, Roland Edgar. Kingston-on-Thames, London 16.6.1890 — Southend-on-Sea, Essex 31.1.1962. British Botanist. Son of Harry Conrad Cooper, an auctioneer who after divorce (November 1890) moved to Australia and died there 1912, and Jessie Huntsman (d. 1893). Lost early his parents and from 1905 was raised by his aunt Emma Smith…
CONNER, Peter Eyre. 5.8.1789 (hardly 1794) — Hyderabad 29.4.1821. British Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant of Madras infantry. Together with Lieutenant —> Benjamin S. Ward conducted the survey of Travancore and Cochin 1810-21, organised by C. Mackenzie. Publications: “Description of the Hill Tribes in Travancore”, MJLS 1, 1834, 1-7; “Extract from…
COATS (Coates), Thomas. 1774 — 13.1.1828. British Physician in India. From 1807 he spent many years in Poona (Pune) residence as superintending surgeon of auxiliary forces in Peshva’s time. Campaigned against orthodox opposition on behalf of the small pox vaccination. In 1820 returned to the U.K. using land route. Then…
CLEMEN, Carl Christian. Sommerfeld bei Leipzig 30.3.1865 — Bonn 8.7.1940. German Protestant Theologian and Historian of Religion (especially Iranian). Professor in Bonn. Son of Oberkirchenrat Christian August Julius Clemen (1838–1920) and Helene Voigt, educated at Fürstenschule in Grimma. Studies of theology at Leipzig, Tübingen, Halle and Berlin. PD 1892 Halle. From…
CLEGHORN, Hugh. Fife 1751/52 — ?.2.1836 (or 1837?). British (Scottish) Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. High school in Edinburgh 1762-63. In 1773-93 Professor of Civil and Natural History at St.Andrews University, in 1788-90 interrupted by a long tour around Central Europe with the young Earl Alexander Home. In 1795 went…
CLARKE, Charles Baron. Andover, Hampshire 17.6.1832 — Kew, Richmond 25.8.1906.British Civil Servant (Teacher) and Botanist in India. Son of Turner Poulter Clarke (1804–1897), a Justice of peace, and Elizabeth Parker. Educated at King’s College School in London. Studies at Trinity and Queens’ Colleges, Cambridge. In 1860 called to the bar…
CLAFLIN, Edith Frances. Quincy, MA 6.10.1875 — New York City 5.3.1953. U.S. Linguist and Classical Scholar. Daughter of Frederick Allan Claflin and Narcissa Adelaide Avery. Educated in Quincy, then at Thayer Academy of Braintree (learned there Greek. Studies at Radcliffe College (B.A. 1897), then at Bryn Mawr, 1899-1900 at American…
CIPRIANI, Lidio. Bagna Ripoli, Florence 17.3.1892 — Florence 8.10.1962. Italian Anthropologist. Son of Cesare Cipriani, an elementary school teacher, and Pia Nannelli. Matriculated from Florence 1907, worked as schoolteacher like his father. After voluntary army service in 1915-19 studies of natural sciences at Florence. Ph.D. 1923 in Anthropology. Further studies…
CHENEVIX TRENCH, Charles Godfrey. Ashford, Ireland 30.12.1877 — Norwich, Norfolk 1.9.1964. British (Irish) Civil Servant in India. Son of Colonel Charles Chenevix Trench (1839–1933) and Emily Mary Lefroy. Educated at Loretto School, East Lothian. Studies at Oxford (Lincoln College, B.A.). From 1900 served in I.C.S., finally Settlement Commissioner, Mewar State,…
CHADWICK, Hector Munro. Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire 22.10.1870 — Cambridge 2.1.1947. British Linguist and Philologist. Professor in Cambridge. The youngest child of Rev. Edward Chadwick and Sarah Anne Bates. Educated at Bradford and Wakefield Grammar Schools, from 1889 studies at Cambridge (learned Sanskrit from Cowell). B.A. 1892, from 1893 Fellow at Clare…