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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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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	Newbold
	First Name(s)	Thomas John
	Birth Year	1807
	Death Year	1850
	Entry	Son of Dr. Francis Newbold : born Feb. 8, 1807 : joined the E. I. Co.'s 23rd Madras light infantry in 1828 : served in Malacca, 1832-5 : wrote a book on the British settlements in the Straits and a History of the Malayan States : studied the geology of Southern India : travelled largely in Arabia, Asia Minor, on the Continent : F.R.S. : Member of the Asiatic Society, 1841, for which he wrote scientific papers : chiefly on geology and literary subjects : Oriental scholar : Captain, 1842 : assistant at Kurnoul, 1842-5 : travelled in Syria and Egypt : Assistant Resident at Hyderabad, 1846 : travelled to Shiraz, Nineveh, Bagdad, 1849 : died at Mahableshwar, May 29, 1850

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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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