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John Lorimer

Scottish administrator in India · Writers · Lived 1870 to 1914 · aged 43

John Gordon Lorimer CIE, also known as J. G. Lorimer, was a British diplomat, historian and colonial administrator. Working for the British Raj in Punjab and the Northwest frontier province, he later served in the Persian Gulf region as British Political Resident.

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He is most famous for his encyclopedia, the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1914 · aged 43