LORIMER, David Lockhart Robertson. Dundee 24.12.1876 — Hatfield, Hertfordshire 25.2.1962. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer, Linguist and Indo-Iranian Scholar. Lieutenant-colonel. Son of Rev. Robert L. (1840–1925) and Isabella Lockhart Robinson (1849–1931), brother of —> J.G.L., —> F.M.G.L., Emilia H.L.L.,also of Elizabeth Hilda Lockhart L. (1873–1954) and William Laughten L. (1885–1967), both…
LILLIE, George Arthur Howard. North End, Fulham, London 24.2.1831 — Kensington, London 28.11.1911. British Colonial Officer in India and a Lay Scholar. Lieutenant. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Scott L. and Louisa Sutherland. After Addiscombe came to India in 1848. Served in the Regiment of Lucknow. In India he is…
LEES, William Nassau. London 26.2.1825 — London 9.3.1889. British Colonial Officer and Oriental Scholar in India, Specialist of Arabic, Persian and Hindustani. Fourth son of Rev. Harcourt Lees, Bart., a Protestant from Ireland, and Sophia Lyster, educated at Nut Grove and Trinity College in Dublin. In 1846 joined the 42nd…
LEECH, Robert. 7.12.1813 — Ambala 2.9.1845. British Colonial Officer in India. Engineer Major, Bombay Engineers, in 1836, still as Lieutenant, Assistant of Burnes, served in Afghanistan until 1842. Then Assistant Agent in Ambala. Unmarried. Publications: “Epitome of the Grammar of the Brahuiky, the Balochky, and the Panjabi languages”, JASB 7, 1838,…
LAMAIRESSE, Pierre Eugène. Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne) 14.7.1817 — Marengo (Hadjout), Algeria 17.4.1898. French Engineer interested in India. The youngest son of Jean-Baptiste-Cyprien L., an agriculturalist, studied at École polytechnique and became a hydraulic engineer. Served as engineer in French India in 1860–66 working on dams and other irrigation projects in…
KITTOE, Markham. Woolwich, Kent 14.12.1808 — Bosmere, Suffolk 14.10.1853. British Colonial Officer and a Pioneer of Archaeology in India. Son of Robinson K. and Harriet Eliza Dominicus. Came to India in 1825 as cadet. Because of his over-sensitiveness he had difficulties with his superiors and was even temporarily dismissed, but…
KIRKPATRICK, William. Ireland (?) 1754 — Exeter 22.8.1812. British (Irish) Colonial Officer in India. Son of Colonel James K. (1739–1818) of Madras Cavalry, and Katherine Monro. Himself became cadet in 1771 and 1773 joined the Bengal Infantry. He was Persian Interpreter to General Stibbert, the Commander in Chief in Bengal…
KING, James Stewart. 15.5.1848 — 19??. British (Irish?) Colonial Officer and Persian Scholar in India. Son of Rev. Robert Belsham King, educated at Fairfield, Wexford, Dublin University, and R.M.C. Sandhurst. In 1868 joined Indian army, from 1874 in Bombay Staff Corps. In 1877-78 Superintendent of Army Schools, Bombay, in 1878-79…
KENNEDY, Vans. Pinmore, Parish of Ayr 1784 — Bombay 28.12.1846. British (Scots) Colonial Officer and Indologist in India. Major-General. The youngest son of Robert K. of Pinmore, of an old Ayrshire family. The father lost his money in the bankruptcy of Ayr bank and had to sell Pinmore and move…
KEITH, James Blaikie. 1837 — 19??. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer in India. Major. From 1882 Assistant Curator of Ancient Monuments, then in 1885 he was Archaeological Surveyor of NW Provinces of India (now Uttar Pradesh), soon succeeded by his Assistant A. A. Führer. Apparently he was more interested in handicraft than…