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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R
Date transcribed | 2011-08-00 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Moorcroft | | First Name(s) | William | | Birth Year | 1765? | | Death Year | 1825 | | Entry | Born about 1765 : educated at Liverpool as a surgeon : studied veterinary science in France : made a fortune by his veterinary practice in London, but lost it over patents : appointed, in 1808, veterinary surgeon to the Bengal Army and Inspector of military studs : in 1811-2 crossed the Himalaya and traced the sources of the Satlaj and Indus : in 1819 went to Lahore, Ladak, residing at Leh, to Kashmir, via Attock and Peshawar to Kabul, to Bokhara, disposing of his merchandise : commenced his return journey, Aug. 1825 : soon after died at Andkhui, and was buried at Balkh : wrote on veterinary subjects and on the countries which he visited : his Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, etc., edited by H. H. Wilson, 1841. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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