JOHNSTON, Edward Hamilton. Kensington, London 26.3.1885 — Oxford 24.10.1942. British Indologist. Professor in Oxford, in India 1909-24. Son of Reginald Eden Johnston (1847–1922), a banker, and Rose Alice Eyres (1854–1907), educated at Eton. From 1904 studied at Oxford (New College) first mathematics, soon history. In 1907 joined the I.C.S., came…
JOHNSTON, Alexander. Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire 25.4.1775 — London 6.3.1849. Sir. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. Son of Samuel Johnston and Hester Napier. From 1781 grew up in Madurai, where his father served as official and where Chr. Fr. Schwarz was his teacher. Learned Tamil, Telugu and Hindustani. In 1792…
JOHNSON, John James. 18?? — ?.12.1917. Rev. British Missionary in India. Educated at Islington College. Worked in Benares, for Church Missionary Society On leave graduated M.A. 1903 from Durham University, in German.. He was known of his excellent command of Sanskrit and called “Pandit Johnson”. Publications: Edited and translated Rāmānuja’s…
JOHNSON, Francis. 1795/96 — Hertford 29.1.1876. British Oriental Scholar and Indologist. In his youth spent several years in Italy, where he learnt Arabic from an Arab. Also said to have studied Sanskrit there (from whom?). In 1818 visited Athens from Rome. In 1824-55 Professor of Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu at…
JERVIS, Thomas Best. Jaffnapatam (Sri Lanka) 2.8.1796 — St.Marylebone, London 3.4.1857. British (Irish) Colonial Officer and Cartographer in India. Lieutenant-colonel. Son of John Jervis (1768–1797) of Madras Civil Service and Elizabeth Ritso. In 1819-30 served in Bombay Engineers, conducted a survey of southern Konkan. Then in London. Developed Indian surveys.…
JENNINGS, James George. New South Wales 14.6.1866 — Penzance 1941. British or Australian Teacher in India. M.A. Oxford. Worked as teacher of English at Muir Central College in Allahabad (1898), between 1906-13 its Principal. Then director of publich instruction for Bihar and Orissa. C.I.E. 1919. Married, children. Publications: From an…
JARRETT, Thomas. 1805 — Trunch, Norfolk 7.3.1882. Rev. British Oriental Scholar. Professor in Cambridge. From 1823 studies at St.Catharine’s College, Cambridge (B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830). Ordained priest 1831. Fellow and Lecturer in Classics and Hebrew 1828-32. In 1831-54 Adam’s Professor of Arabic, from 1854 until his death Regius Professor of…
JACOB, Samuel Swinton. 14.1.1841 — Weybridge, Surrey 4.12.1917. Sir. British Colonial Officer, Engineer and Architect in India. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Jacob (1800–1854) of Bombay Artillery and Jane Swinton (1818–1853), nephew of —> George Le Grand Jacob (1805–1881). Educated at Cheam School and Addiscombe, graduated as engineer. Entered Bombay Artillery…
JACOB, Philip Whittington. Faversham, Kent 11.1.1804 — Guildford, Surrey 26.12.1889. British Surgeon. Son of Rev. Stephen Long Jacob (1764–1851) and Eliza Susanna Bond (1775–1832), cousin of —> George Le Grand Jacob (1805–1881) and uncle of —> George Adolphus Jacob (1840–1918). Living in Guildford, served four times as mayor. Married 1838…
JACOB, George Le Grand. Glamorganshire near Cardiff 24.4.1805 — London 27.1.1881. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Indologist in India. Fifth son of John Jacob (1765–1840), later known as historian of Channel Islands, and Anna Maria Le Grand (1768–1818), cousin of —> Philip W. Jacob (1804–1889) and uncle of —> Samuel…