HORTON-SMITH, Lionel Graham Horton. 12.7.1871 — London 9.3.1953. British Lawyer interested in Linguistics. Son of Richard Horton H.-S. and Marilla Baily. Educated in Marlborough, studies of classics and law at St.John’s College, Cambridge (B.A. 1893, M.A. 1897). Called to bar 1897 by Lincoln’s Inn. Worked as barrister in London. Married…
HORNER, Isaline Blew. Walthamstow, Essex 30.3.1896 — London 25.4.1981. British Bauddha and Buddhologist. Born in a place now belonging to London, educated in Surrey. In 1914-17 studies at Cambridge (Newnham College). From 1918 Assistant Librarian at Newnham College. In 1921 visited Ceylon for the first time, then two years at…
HORNE, Charles. Nainital (Uttarkhand) 6.6.1823 — Croydon, Kent 28.5.1872. British Civil Servant in India, interested in Archaeology and Entomology. Son of James H. and Mary Ann Driver. Worked 16 years in Bengal Civil Service. In 1849-53 in Kumaon, in the 1860s Judge in Benares, then retired. Married 1850 Flora Macsween…
HOOLE, Elijah. Manchester 1798 — London 17.6.1872. Rev. British Missionary in India. Son of Holland Hoole, a shoemaker, educated at Manchester. In 1820 he went to India as a Wesleyan missionary, participated in the Committee for revising the Tamil Bible in Madras. In 1828 left India because of ill-health and…
HOOKER, Joseph Dalton. Halesworth, Suffolk 30.6.1817 — Sunningdale, Berkshire 10.12.1911. Sir. British Physician and Botanist in India. Son of Sir William Jackson H. (1785–1865), also a botanist, and Maria Sarah Turner. Educated at High School and University of Glasgow, medical degree 1839. He joined Royal Navy Medical Department and served…
HOME, Robert. Kingston upon Hull 1752 — Kanpur (or Calcutta?) 1834. British Painter in India. Son of Robert Boyne Home, an army surgeon. Trained as painter at Royal Academy of Arts and in Rome (1773-77 there). In 1783-89 worked in London. “From 1770 exhibited portraits at Royal Academy and at…
HOLWELL, John Zephaniah. Dublin 17.9.1711 — Pinner near London 5.11.1798. British Physician in India. Son of Zephaniah H. (d. 1729), a timber merchant, and Sarah Bott. Educated at Richmond and as a banker’s apprentice at Iselmond near Rotterdam, but disliked it and fled back to Ireland. Studied surgery at Guy’s…
HOLDICH, Thomas Hungerford. Dingley, Northamptonshire 13.2.1843 — Merrow, Surrey 2.11.1929. Sir. British Colonial Officer and Geographer in India. Son of Rev. Thomas Peach H., educated at Godolphin Grammar School and Woolwich Military Academy. In 1862 joined the Royal Engineers and came to India in 1865 and was soon attached to…
HOGARTH, Edward Lucas. Kirk Bramwith, Yorkshire 1841 — Maidenhead, Berkshire 13.11.1930. British Teacher and Scholar in India. Son of Henry H. and Isabella Lucas. Studies from 1859 at Brasenose College (B.A. 1862, M.A. 1868). Assisted Monier Williams in the first edition of his Sanskrit–English Dictionary and taught Sanskrit at Oxford…
HOEY, William. 1849 — 1919. British (Irish?) Civil Servant in India, interested in History, Archaeology and Numismatics. Studies at Queen’s College, Belfast. M.A. Magistrate in Lucknow (1880). Commissioner in Gorakhpur (1892/98). From c. 1910 Reader in Hindustani and Indian History at Trinity College, Dublin, then at Oxford. Hon. D.Litt. 1882…