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Walter Elliot

Naturalist (1803-1887) · Scientists · Died at 84

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Sir Walter Elliot, KCSI was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras.

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Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

Sir Walter Elliot, KCSI was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company's civil service at Madras in 1820 and worked on until 1860. He was invested Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1866.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1803 to 1887 · aged 84

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