NEVE, Ernest Frederic. Brighton 3.2.1861 — Srinagar 8.2.1946. British Surgeon in India. The youngest child of David Neve, a silk mercer, and Mary Jane Wibmer. After Brighton Grammar School two years in Germany, then from 1879 studied at Edinburgh, from 1882 concentrated on medicine. M.D. 1886 and immediately left for…
CARTER, George Edward Lovelace. Exmouth, Devon 1886 — 24.2.1974. British Civil Servant in India. Son of a local builder, John Carter (1862–1938) and Ellen Ann Balmano (d. 1896), studied Geography and Modern History at Oxford. B.A. Joined I.C.S. in 1910. He was Assistant Collector in Bombay and at Tatta, then Municipal…
WADE, Thomas Russell. Waldron, Wealden dt., East Sussex 1839? — Eastbourne, East Sussex 23.10.1914, when 75. Rev. British Missionary in India. Educated at C.M.S. College in Islington. Arrived at Calcutta 1862, ordained there 1863. In 1862-1907 worked for Church Missionary Society in Peshawar (1862-72), Lahore (1872-76), Srinagar (1876-82), Amritsar (1882-1902) and…
ELMSLIE, William Jackson. Aberdeen 29.6.1832 — Gujrat (now Pakistan) 18.11.1872. British Missionary Physician in India. Son of James Elmslie, a tradesman, and Barbara Lawrence. School and studies in Aberdeen (no degree), in 1862-64 medical studies at Edinburgh (M.D. 1864). Although himself Presbyterian, in 1864 he joined Church Missionary Society. Worked summers…
STEIN, Mark Aurel (Stein Márk Aurél). Budapest 26.11.1862 — Kabul 26.10.1943. Sir. Hungarian Explorer, Indologist, and Archaeologist living in India (from 1888). British citizen (1904). Born to aged Jewish parents (mother 45, father more), M. Náthán Stein and Anna Hirschler. The father was a merchant, but uncle Ignaz Hirschler (1813–1891)…
TREBECK, George. Middlesex 1800 — Shah Merdon, Afghanistan 30.8.1825. British Traveller in Central Asia. Son of Charles Trebeck. In 1815 arrived at Calcutta with his father and brother, trained as a solicitor. In 1819 became Moorcroft’s assistant in his travels in Kashmir and Afghanistan. Died of illness a few days…
PETROV, Pavel Jakovlevič. St.Petersburg 25.(7.)7.1814 — Moscow 7.(19.)9.1875. Russian Indologist and Arabic Scholar. Professor in Kazan and Moscow. Son of a poor schoolteacher, Jakov Osipovič Petrov, he was educated in St.Petersburg and Moscow and graduated (kand.) from Moscow University in 1832. Then he studied Oriental languages and Sanskrit (under Lenz)…
VIGNE, Godfrey Thomas. Walthamstown, Essex 1.9.1801 — Woodford, Essex 12.7.1863. British Traveller in India and America. Son of Thomas Vigne, from 1817 “educated at Harrow. Called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn, 1824. Travelled in [North] America, 1831. Went to India, 1832, through Persia. Visited Kashmir, Ladak, Afghanistan, saw the…
NEWALL, David John Falconer. Kensington, London 1825 — Isle of Wight 8.3.1901. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of David Rae Newall (1789–1874) and Charlotte Janetta Falconer (1801–1831). Educated at Rugby. From c. 1842 served in Bengal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel, retired as Major-General. In 1882 living in the Isle of Wight.…
MOORCROFT, William. Ormskirk, Lancashire 1767 — Andkhui, Afghanistan 25.8.1825. British Veterinary Surgeon and Traveller in North-West India and Afghanistan. Born as illegitimate son of Ann Moorcroft, the daughter of a local farmer, educated in “Liverpool as a surgeon, studied veterinary science in France [Lyon]. Made a fortune by his veterinary…