HART, Eric George. Mangalore 6.2.1878 — 8.10.1946. British Colonial Officer in India, then Professor in Dublin. Son of Henry Hart, M.B.E. Educated at Victoria College in Jersey and at Wellington College. Joined the army and in 1900-01 served in China, 1901-02 in Makran, 1904 in Aden, in 1906 joined Indian…
GENTIL, Jean Baptiste Joseph. Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Rhône) 25.6.1726 — Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Rhône) 15.2.1799. French Officer in India. Born in a noble family, joined the army and went out to India in 1752 as officer in an infantry regiment. “Served with distinction under Dupleix, Law of Lauriston, Lally, etc. After the collapse of…
FRANCKLIN, William. 1763 — 12.4.1839. British Colonial Officer and Historian in India. Son of Thomas Fr. (1721–1784), an academic clergyman, and his wife, née Venables. Educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge. Cadet of E.I.C. 1782, joined the Bengal Native Infantry in 1783. In 1786 travelled in Iran, resided 8…
FORREST, George William David Stark. Nusserabad (Nasirabad), Rajasthan 8.1.1846 — Oxford 28.1.1926. Sir. British Civil Servant in India, Historian of the Colonial Period. Son of Captain George Forrest (1800–1859) of Indian army and Ann Edwards, younger brother of —> R. E. Forrest. Educated privately and at St. John’s College, Cambridge…
EDWARDES, Stephen Meredyth. 19.1.1873 — Felden, Hertfordshire 1.1.1927. British Civil Servant and Historian in India, from 1923 editor of the Indian Antiquary. Son of the Rev. Stephen Edwardes /d. 1886) and Ellen Edwardes. Educated at Eton, studies at Christ Church, Oxford. Passed the I.C.S. examination in 1894 and was sent…
DRUMMOND, John Graham. 28.10.1884 — Aberdeen 19.4.1958. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Son of James William Drummond (1855–1934) and Williamina MacFie Graham. Studies at Christ’s College, Cambridge (B.A. 1906). In 1906-36 in I.C.S. in Bengal, then Lecturer in Bengali at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Ph.D. there 1938/39. Married 1912 Clarina…
DOWNING, Clement. 16?? — at sea 1736. British Engineer in India 1715-23. In Mughal service. Birth and early years unknown, to India perhaps in 1715. According to his title page he was “Midshipman on board the Salisbury; afterwards Lieutenant of the Victory Frigate, Fame Gally, and Revenge Grab, part of…
CUMMING, John Ghest. Houston and Killelan, Renfrewshire 29.12.1868 — London 9.3.1958 (when 89). Sir. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India, Historian of Modern India. Son of Med.Dr. James Simpson Cumming and Alice Designe Ghest, educated at High School and University of Glasgow (M.A. 1888) and at Balliol College in Oxford,…
CAROE, Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse. Chelsea, London 15.11.1892 — Steyning (Worthing?), Sussex 29.11.1981. Sir. British Civil Servant in India. Son of architect William Douglas Caroe and Grace Desborough Rendall, educated at Winchester College. From 1911 studied classics at Magdalen College, Oxford. M.A. In 1914-19 captain 4th Bn. The Queen’s Regiment in…
BRIGGS, Henry George. Bombay 20.10.1824 — Bombay 4.7.1872. British Merchant, Traveller, and Orientalist. Son of Henry Briggs. In 1843 travelled in South Africa, in 1845 in China. In 1846 settled at the office of Briggs & Co. in Bombay. For a while lived in Karachi (1854/55), then from 1856 Assistant…