Ireland – Page 3 – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen

BOXWELL, John

BOXWELL, John. Butlerstown, co. Wexford 31.5.1838 — Dacca (Dhaka) 15.5.1891. British (Irish) Civil Servant in India. Son of Francis Boxwell (1811–1887) and Martha Carey (1814–1876). Educated in Armagh, studies at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1888 in Bengal Civil Service, some time Collector of Gaya. In the 1870s Deputy Commissioner in…

BALL, Valentine

BALL, Valentine. Dublin 14.7.1843 — Dublin 15.6.1895. Irish Scientist in India. Son of the naturalist scholar Robert Ball (1802–1857) and Amelia Gresley Hellicar (1800–1895). Educated in Chester and Dublin (Rathmines School), studies at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1864, M.A. 1872, LL.D. 1889). In 1860-64 worked as clerk in Dublin. He…