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John Crawfurd

Scottish physician, orientalist, colonial administrator and author, Second British Resident of Singapore, holding office from 1823 - 1826.

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British historian

Born 13 August 1783
Died 11 May 1868.

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  • Cover of: History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Arts, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants
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  • Cover of: On the Aryan, or Indo-Germanic theory
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British historian

Born 13 August 1783
Died 11 May 1868.

Subjects

Commerce, British, Description and travel, History, Dictionaries, East India Company, Ethnology, Malay language, Austronesian languages, Colonies, English, English language, Grammar, Malay, Stamp duties, Africans, Aryans, Britons, Celtic languages, Celts, Civilization, Criticism and interpretation, Cultural Characteristics, Domestic animals, Economic conditions

Places

Great Britain, India, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, China, Cochin China, Malay Archipelago, Southern Vietnam, Burma, Java, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia, Sumatra

People

Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Charles Lyell Sir (1797-1875), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), William Marsden (1754-1836)

Time

19th century, British occupation, 1765-1947

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Alternative names

  • John Crawfurd
  • J. Crawfurd
  • Crawfurd, J.
  • Crawfurd, John, 1783-1868

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 17, 2010 Edited by marycee hunted typos
December 17, 2010 Edited by marycee added bio, dates, names, links
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import