HALHED, Nathaniel Brassey. Westminster 25.5.1751 — London 18.2.1830. British Precursor of Indology. Son of William H., a bank director, educated at Harrow. From 1768 studies at Christ Church, Oxford, where —> William Jones prompted him to study Arabic. After a brush-off accepted a post of Writer and left for India…
GWYNN, John Peter Lucius. London 22.6.1916 — Bromley, Kent 14.9.1999. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Tudor Gwynn, I.C.S., of Irish background, and Joan Sedding. After early childhood in South India educated in Oxford and Dublin. After studies of Classics and Comparative Linguistics at Dublin (B.A. 1938 at…
GURNER, Cyril Walter. London 18.1.1888 — 14.8.1960. Sir. British Civil Servant and Indologist in India. Educated at Merchant Taylor’s School, studies at Oriel College, Oxford, and London University. M.A. Passed the I.C.S. examination in 1910 and went to Bengal. District Magistrate in Mymensingh. From 1918 Deputy Chairman of the Calcutta…
GROWSE, Frederic Salmon. Bildeston, Suffolk 1836 — Haslemere, Surrey 19.5.1893. British Civil Servant and Indologist (Hindi Scholar) in India. Son of Robert and Mary Gr., educated at Oriel College, studies at Queen’s College, Oxford (M.A.). Joined the I.C.S. in 1860, served in the N.W.P., in Mainpuri, Mathura and Bulandshahr (1876-84)…
GROSE, John Henry. London 24.8.1732 — in or after 1774. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Francis Gr., a jeweller of Swiss origin, educated in London. He went to Bombay in 1750 and became writer in the E.I.C.’s service. Member of the Society of Arts. Back in England lived…
GRIFFIN, Lepel Henry. Walford, Hertfordshire 20.7.1840 — London 9.3.1908. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Henry Gr., a clergyman, and Frances Sophia Hunter. Educated at Harrow, never went to university. Joined the I.C.S. in 1860, served in the Punjab. In 1870 Chief Secretary to Punjab Government, 1880 Chief…
GRIERSON, George Abraham. Glenageary near Dublin 7.1.1851 — Camberley, Surrey 7.3.1941. British (Irish) Indologist. Son of G. A. G., LL.D., Queen’s Printer for Ireland, and Isabella Ruxton. Educated at St. Bee’s School and in Shrewsbury and at Trinity College in Dublin, studied mathematics, Hindi and Sanskrit (under Atkinson), then at Cambridge and…
GRANT, Robert. Bengal, India 1779 (Wikitree 15.1.1780) — Dapuri, Maharashtra 9.7.1838. Sir. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Son of —> Charles Grant and Jane Fraser, came to England with the family in 1790. Educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge. M.A. 1804. “Called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn, 1807. M.P.…
GRANT, James. 1750 — near Esher, Surrey 22.10.1808. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Cousin of —> Charles Grant. Came to India as private adventurer (1772 already there), from 1778 writer in E.I.C.’s service. Served in Bengal in 1784-89 “selected by the Government to superintend the native management of revenues;…
GRANT, Charles. Bombay 22.2.1836 — London 12.4.1903. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of —> Robert Grant and Margaret Davidson, educated at Harrow, Trinity College (Cambridge) and Haileybury. Went to India in 1858, served in the N.W.P. and Central Provinces. Secretary to the Chief Commissioner 1861, Commissioner 1870. Then…