SMITHER, James George. 1833 — Camberwell, London 1910. British (Irish) Architect in Sri Lanka. Worked as architect in London and in 1865-83 as the first Government Architect of Ceylon, then retired to England. In 1899 he finally retired from architectural practice. As architect his work included the National Museum of…
SINCLAIR, William Frederick. 1849? — 15.5.1900, when 51. British Civil Servant in India. Son of William S., D.L. Joined I.C.S. in 1866, arrived at Bombay 1868. Served in various administrative positions in Bombay Presidency, in the 1880s Collector in Kolaba, finally 1890-94 Senior Collector in Thana, then retired. Publications: Archaeological and…
SHUTTLEWORTH, Henry Lee Hawden. Scoforth, Lancashire 14.5.1882 — New Delhi 28.2.1960. British Civil Servant in India. The only son of George Edward Sh., a physician, and Edith Mary Hadwen. Educated in Shrewsbury, from 1901 studies at Oxford (Pembroke College), then joined I.C.S. After further studies M.A. 1910 Cambridge, then went to India.…
SALT, Henry. Lichfield, Staffordshire 14.6.1780 — Desuke near Alexandria, Egypt 30.10.1827. British Diplomat, Traveller, Collector of Antiquities and Pioneer of Egyptology. Son of physician Thomas Salt and Alice Butt, educated in Lichfield and Birmingham. Trained as portrait-painter and went to London in 1797, but soon abandoned the career as an…
RYDH, Hanna Albertina. Stockholm 12.2.1891 — Solna 29.6.1964. Swedish Archaeologist. Daughter of director Johan Albert Ryd and Matilda Josefina Westlund, teacher at elementary school. School and studies in Stockholm, graduated 1915 in archaeology and art history. Ph.D. 1919 Uppsala (diss. on Viking Age archaeology). Conducted excavations at various Swedish sites. In…
RICHARDS, Frederick John. 26.6.1875 — 19??. British Civil Servant and Archaeologist in India. Son of John R. and his wife Sarah. M.A. Joined I.C.S. in 1898, served in Madras Presidency. Long time in Salem. As Collector of Bangalore (1909-13) he founded with Tabard in 1909 the Mythic Society. In 1923 member…
PULLAN, Ayrton. Staveley, Derbyshire 31.3.1834 — Clifton, Cumbria 30.4.1891. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Rev. Benjamin William P., educated at Cheltenham College. In 1856 joined Bengal Native Infantry. Participated in the Trigonometrical Survey. Colonel 1886. He was a noted artist who made water colours of Indian scenes. Married…
PIGOU, Robert. Bengal 1816 — Afghanistan 24.2.1841, when 24. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Henry Minchin P., of Bengal Civil Service, and Elizabeth Bird. Lieutenant of Bengal Engineers. Killed by a premature explosion while blowing open the gates of a fort in Nazian valley. Publications: “On the Topes of…
PEARSE, George Godfrey. Madras 4.1.1827 — Shanklin, Isle of Wight 5.12.1905. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer in India, noted as a Numismatist. Son of Dr. George P., a physician from Edinburgh, and Anne Sarah McCulloch. Served in South India from 1844, in 1848-55 in the north-west frontier. Major (1869), then General…
OLDHAM, Thomas. Dublin 4.5.1816 — Rugby 17.7.1878. British (Anglo-Irish) Geologist in India. Son of Thomas O. and Margaret Boyd. Educated privately, studies at Trinity College in Dublin, B.A. 1836, M.A. 1846. From 1836 further studies of geology at Engineering School in Edinburgh. In 1838 employed in the survey of Londonderry,…