HAUGHTON, Graves Champney. Dublin 1788 — St.Cloud near Paris 28.8. 1849. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Indologist. Son of the physician John H. (originating from a Lancashire family), educated in England. Obtained a cadetship in Bengal army and left for India in 1808. Soon learned Hindi. In 1812 he got…
HASTINGS, Warren. Churchill, Oxfordshire 6.12.1732 — Daylesford, Gloucestershire 22.8.1818. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Penystone H. (1704–1743) and his wife Hester (1715–1732), lost his mother at birth. Educated at Newington Butt and Westminster. In 1750 went to Calcutta in E.I.C.’s civil service. From 1753 in Kazimabad, in 1756…
HART, Eric George. Mangalore 6.2.1878 — 8.10.1946. British Colonial Officer in India, then Professor in Dublin. Son of Henry H., M.B.E. Educated at Victoria College in Jersey and at Wellington College. Joined the army and in 1900-01 served in China, 1901-02 in Makran, 1904 in Aden, in 1906 joined Indian…
HARRISON, Hugh. 18?? — 19??. British Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant-colonel. Back in England he was in 1924-28 Lecturer in Hindi and Marathi at Caius College in Cambridge. Publications: ??. Sources: Not found in any combination in Google.
HARRIS, E. B. 1??? — 1???. British Railway Engineer in India. During the railway construction in 1862 in Bihar he discovered the Sultanganj bronze Buddha (then in Birmingham Museum). Publications: Description of Buddhist remains Discovered at Sooltangunge, on the River Ganges, 1862–63. L. 1864 (9 photos and 11 p. text…
HARINGTON, John Herbert. Woodford, Witshire 12.3.1765 — London 9.4.1828. British Civil Servant and Oriental Scholar in India. In India 1780-1819 & 1822-28. Son of Rev. John H. and Rachel Hawes (d. 1782). Came to India in 1780 as a Writer of E.I.C. in Calcutta, 1781 Assistant in Revenue Department, from…
HARGREAVES, Harold. 29.5.1876 — 1951. British Archaeologist in India. In 1897 visited Ceylon. For a while served as headmaster of the Government High School in Amritsar. Worked in A.S.I. from at least 1909, Superintendent of Frontier Circle, then of Northern Circle, and again of Frontier Circle. From 1924 Deputy Director…
HARES, Walter Pullin. Alcester, Warwickshire 12.4.1877 — 21.1.1962. British Missionary in India. Son of George Daniel H. and Harriet Emma Pullin. Educated at King’s Lynn and Durham University (B.A.). In 1906-11 missionary in charge in Narowal, 1912-13 Principal and Warden of St. John’s Divinity School in Lahore, 1913-16 again in…
HARE, Edward Miles. Leicester 4.3.1893 — Oldham, Hampshire 26.10.1955. British Pāli Scholar in Sri Lanka. Son of Charles Edward Hare and Agnes Pruen. Educated at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, where F. L. Woodward was his teacher and introduced him into Pāli. Served in WW I as Lieutenant. In 1918-50 tea…
HARDY, Robert Spence. Preston, Lancashire 1.7.1803 — Headingley near Leeds 16.4.1868. Rev. British Methodist Missionary in Sri Lanka. Son of John Hardy and Ann Spence. From 1819 printer in York, in 1825 ordained as Wesleyan minister and left for the first time as missionary to Ceylon where he worked three…