BELL, Charles Alfred. Calcutta 31.10.1870 — Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C. 8.3.1945. Sir. British Tibetan Scholar, Traveller, and Civil Servant in India. Born as a son of a civil servant (in India) Henry B., educated at Winchester and Oxford (New College). In 1891 joined Indian service in Bengal. In 1900 started learning…
BEAMES, John William. Greenwich 21.6.1837 — Clevedon, Somerset 24.5.1902. British Civil servant and Indologist in India, a Pioneer of Comparative NIA Studies. Served in India in 1858-93. Son of the Rev. Thomas B., educated first at Merchant Taylor’s School, then 1856-57 at Haileybury. In 1858 to India, served from March…
BAYLEY, Edward Clive. St.Petersburg 17.10.1821 — Keymer, Sussex 30.4.1884. Sir. British Civil Servant in India, interested in Antiquarian Studies. The only son of Edward Clive B. of Manchester and Margaret Fenton, educated at Haileybury. Served in India in 1842-54 and 1857-78. In 1842 he came to India, spent a few…
BAINES, Jervoise Athelstan. Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire 17.10.1847 — 26.11.1925. Sir. British Civil Servant in India and an Ethnologist. Son of the Rev. Edward B. and Catherine Eulalia Baines. Educated at Rugby, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Served in the I.C.S. in Bombay 1870-89. Then Census Commissioneer under the Government of India 1889-93.…
BAINBRIDGE, Reginald Balipooreah. Channel Islands 2.5.1871 — Arrah, Bengal 1.5.1914. British Civil Servant and Ethnologist concentrating on the Saoria tribe (also known as Pahariya) of Bihar. He has been difficult to identify as he has not left many traces. He is not among members of A.S.B. in 1906. The study…
BADEN POWELL, Baden Henry (born Baden Henry Powell). Oxford 23.8.1841 — Oxford 2.1.1901. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Rev. Baden Powell 1796–1860, (mathematician, Oxford Professor) and Charlotte Pope (d. 1844). His half-brother was Robert B.-P., the founder of the scout organization. Educated at St.Paul’s School. Served in I.C.S.…
BABINGTON, Benjamin Guy. London 5.3.1794 — London 5/8.4.1865. British Physician interested in Tamil Language and Literature. Son of a London physician, William B. (of Irish origin), and Martha Elizabeth Hough. Educated at Charterhouse 1803-07. He served in the navy until 1810, got then an appointment in India and went there…
ARCHER, William George. 11.2.1907 — 6.3.1979. British Ethnologist and Art Historian of India. In India 1931-48, then at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Son of William A., educated at Strand School. Studied history at Cambridge (Emmanuel College) and aspired for a good position in Whitehall, but poor success (bad handwriting)…
ARBUTHNOT, Forster Fitzgerald. Belgaum, Bombay Presidency 21.5.1833 — London 25.5.1901. British (Scottish) Civil Servant and Oriental Scholar in India. Son of Sir Robert Keith A., 2nd Bart., and Anne Fitzgerald, educated privately in Anhalt and Genoa. In 1851 went to Haileybury, in 1853 joined Bombay Civil Service (like his father…
ANDERSON, Robert. 1792 — March 1843. Rev. British Civil Servant and Tamil Scholar in India, Madras Presidency. Born of a wealthy family, educated at Harrow and Haileybury. Learned Sanskrit, Persian and Bengali at East India College, went to India, but after nine years was forced to return in 1819 because…