CHOUNAVEL, Constant. Socourt, Saint-Dié (Vosges) 9.4.1825 — Borella, Sri Lanka 23.8.1923. Father. O.M.I. French Catholic Missionary in Sri Lanka. Son of Joseph Chounavel and Christine Pierron. Studied theology at seminary of Saint-Dié and took the habit in 1849. Ordained priest in 1852 in Marseille and left for Ceylon. In 1852-83…
CHAPMAN, Francis Robert Henry. Sholapur, Maharashtra 22.10.1858 — Portugal 13.3.1942. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Ingram Francis Chapman, an officer of E.I.C., and Louisa Aplin (d. 1869). Finally Major in Bombay Staff Corps. In retirement apparently lived in Camberley, Surrey. Married 1890 Margaret Hamilton Ritchie, children. Publications: English–Hindūstānī…
CHAPMAN, Charles. Bath wick, Somerset 23.11.1752 — 19.3.1809. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Charles Chapman (d. 1795), an officer of E.I.C.’s army. Educated at Hoxton Academy in London. From 1773 Writer of E.I.C. in Bombay, 1775 moved to Calcutta. Close to Hastings. In 1778-79 diplomatic mission to Cochin-China (Vietnam),…
CELLARIUS, Johan Adam. Ulm 1740 — Cochin (Kochi) 15.6.1796. Dutch (Germann-born) Colonial Servant in India. Son of Johann Jacob Cellarius and Maria Müller (?). Entered in 1762 the Dutch E.I.C.’s service as corporal and was stationed in Cochin, but soon moved to mercantile department, first in Batavia, soon in Malabar.…
CAUSSIN DE PERCEVAL, Armand-Pierre. Paris 11.1.1795 — Paris 15.1.1871. French Oriental (Arabic) Scholar. Son of Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin de Perceval (1759–1835, like his son Professor of Arabic at Collège de France) and Catherine Félicité Labroüe (1776–1802). From 1814 studied in Constantinople and travelled in the Near East. In 1833-71 Professor of Arabic at…
CARSTAIRS, George Morrison (Morris). Mussoorie 18.6.1916 — Edinburgh 17.4.1991. British (Scottish) Psychiatrist and Anthropologist. Son of Rev. Dr. —> George Carstairs (1880–1948), a missionary of the Church of Scotland, and Elizabeth Huntley Young. Born in India spent his first 9 years there. Educated at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh, studies…
CARPENTER, James Nelson. Maffra, Victoria, Australia 1867 — Devon ?.3.1949. British Missionary in India. Son of James Henry Carpenter (1841–1918) and his wife Mary Ann. Born in Australia, but grew up in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. M.A. Went to India in 1890. Worked for Church Missionary Society in Allahabad (in 1900 as…
CAPUS, Jean Guillaume. Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 25.8.1857 — Boulogne-sur-Seine 27.4.1931. Luxembourgian Scientist (Botanist) and Explorer in France (naturalized 1882). Son of Andreas Capus (1829–1896) and Elisabeth Schneider. Studied in Musée d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, Dr.-ès-sciences 1879. Travelled as Bonvalot’s assistant in the Caucasus and Russian Central Asia (1882) and with painter Pépin in…
CANDY, Edward Townshend. Poona (Pune) 15.4.1845 — ?.4.1913. Sir (1904). British Civil Servant in India. Son of —> Thomas Candy (1803–1877) and Caroline Boyce. Educated at Cheltenham College. M.A. Entered Bombay C.S. 1865, retired 1903. “Judicial Assistant to the Political Agent, Kattiawar, 1872-82: officiating Judicial Commissioner in Sind, 1886-7: Vice-chancellor…
CANALEJAS y Casas, Francisco de Paula. Lucena, prov. Córdoba 2.4.1834 — Madrid 4.5.1883. Spanish Scholar of Literature interested in Indo-European. Son of José de Canalejas (1800–1877). Studies at Madrid, graduated in humanities 1856, in law 1857, Ph.D. 1858. In 1860-62 Professor of Literature at Valladolid, then eo. Professor at Madrid.…