93,758 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

John Crawfurd

✓ Source-basedrising

British historian

WritersLived 1783 to 1868 · aged 84
Compare
Fame50.9
Momentum15.6
Languages18
Peak1860s
In century#5,162

John Crawfurd was a Scottish physician, British colonial administrator, diplomat and writer who served as the second and last resident of Singapore.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 11

Opening pages from the Qur'an manuscript acquired by Crawfurd during his residency in Yogyakarta, which today is part of the British Library collectionOpening pages from the Qur'an manuscript acquired by Crawfurd during his residency in Yogyakarta, which today is part of the British Library collectionThe kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6]The kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6]Javanese signs for the five days of the week, engraving by William Home Lizars from Crawfurd's History of the Indian ArchipelagoJavanese signs for the five days of the week, engraving by William Home Lizars from Crawfurd's History of the Indian ArchipelagoView of the city of Bangkok in 1828; from "Journal of an embassy from the governor-general of India to the courts of Siam and Cochin China"View of the city of Bangkok in 1828; from "Journal of an embassy from the governor-general of India to the courts of Siam and Cochin China"View of the town and roads of Singapore from the government hillView of the town and roads of Singapore from the government hillThe DianaThe DianaJaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30]Jaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30]

Awards 4

Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

In their orbit 4

Connected to John 6

Robert KnoxAlso won Fellow of the Ethnological Society of LondonHerbert PontingAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyAhmed Hassanein PashaAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyAugustus Pitt RiversAlso won Fellow of the Ethnological Society of LondonJoseph Dalton HookerAlso won Fellow of the Ethnological Society of LondonGeorge BenthamAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1783 to 1868 · aged 84
Wikipedia
18 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.