FORBES, William. 17?? — 1814?. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. In Bombay Presidency. The Grammar was written in 1814 and posthumously published. The 1829 Preface states he died in November 1814. Following worldcat.org I thought that his identity is clear, a Scottish nobleman: Sir William Forbes (1751 – 15.2.1816),…
FORBES, Lestock Reid. Scotland 25.11.1835 — Brentford, Middlesex 5.12.1909. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Son of John Alexander Sutherland Forbes (1797–1840) and Harriet Georgiana Prother. In 1871 he was Extra Assistant Commissioner in Palámau (Jharkand). In 1882-84 and 1887 District Magistrate in Rangamati (now in eastern Bangladesh). Married 1862…
FORBES (FORBES-LESLIE), Jonathan. 21.2.1798 — 23.12.1877. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer. Son of John F. and Anne Margaret Gregory. Arrived at Ceylon as a young officer of 78th Highlanders in 1826, remained until 1837 advancing to Major. Then Lieutenant-Colonel, some years served in India 1842–4?, retired before 1850. Later on lived…
FINZI, Felice. Correggio (Reggio Emilia) 1847 — Florence 3.9.1872. Italian (Jewish) Ethnologist and Assyriologist. Of an old Italian Jewish family. Studies of law at Bologna, dr.iuris c. 1867. From 1869 libero docente di assiriologia at Regio Istituto di Studii Superiori in Florence. Knew also Hebrew and Sanskrit. Married, two sons.…
FLEX, Oscar (Oskar). 1840? — 1???. German. In a tea plantation in Assam in 1864-67, then returned to Berlin. One source mentions him as Superintendent of East-India Tea Company. Note that there were two Germans of the same name at the same time in different parts of India and they…
FLEX, Oscar (Oskar) Theodor. Dubrau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz 27.8.1840 — 19??. Rev. German Missionary in India. From Silesia. From 1861 in Gossner Mission in Ranchi, working with Kurukh (Oraon). In 1869 ordained priest and married Antonie Flex, children. In 1877 joined Gospel Propagation Society. Later in Europe (1881), then in West Indies.…
FERRAR, Michael Lloyd. Coleraine, Londonderry 1839 — 1904. British (Irish) Civil Servant in India. Son of Michael Lloyd Ferrar (1799–1884), a cavalry officer of Indian army, and Mary Minchin (1806–1858). Joined I.C.S. 1861, arrived in India 1863, retired 1899 and returned to the U.K. In 1871 served in Seetapore, Audh.…
FERGUSON, William. Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross-shire 18.7.1820 — Colombo 31.7.1887. British (Scottish) Civil Servant and Botanist in Sri Lanka. Son of John Ferguson and Ann Mackerras, brother of —> Alastair M. Ferguson (1816–1892). Joined C.C.S. in 1839. Beside botany he was also interested in herpetology and entomology. Married 1852…
FERGUSON, Alastair Mackenzie. Urquhart and Logie Wester (Cannon Bridge?), Rossshire 25.1.1816 — Colombo 26.12.1892. British (Scottish) Journalist in Sri Lanka. Son of John Ferguson and Ann Mackerras, brother of —> William Ferguson (1820–1887). Came to Ceylon in 1837 in the staff of Governor J. A. Stewart Mackenzie. Worked as planter,…
FELL, Edward. 17?? — 1824. British Colonial Officer in India. From 1807 Lieutenant, 1823 Captain of 10th Native Infantry. Superintendent of Benares Sanskrit College, from 1820 until death. In 1819 he examined the remains of Sanchi and wrote the first published decription. He is reputed to have mastered Sanskrit, also…