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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Besant    
First Name(s)  Annie    
Year of Death  1847    
Entry  Born Oct. 1, 1847 : daughter of William Page Wood : educated privately in England, Germany and France : married Rev. Frank Besant, 1867, but legally separated from him, 1872 : joined the National Secular Society, 1874 : worked with Charles Bradlaugh M.P. in Labour and Socialist movements : co-editor of the National Reformer, member of the Fabian Society, and Social Democratic Federation : was a member of the London School Board, 1887-90 : joined the Theosophical Society, 1880 : and became a devoted pupil of Madame Blavatsky : founded the Central Hindu College at Benares, 1898 : author of many books and pamphlets, including Karma, Four Great Religions, Dharma, Esoteric Christianity, The Religious Problem in India, etc : joint editor of the Theosophical Review.     
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