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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Blanford
	First Name(s)	Henry Francis
	Year of Birth	1834
	Year of Death	1893
	Entry	Son of W. Blanford : born June 3, 1834 : educated at Brighton, Brussels, and the Royal School of Mines : entered the Geological Survey of India in 1855 : transferred to the Education Department in Bengal, 1862 ; Professor at the Presidency College, 1872 : became Meteorological Reporter, first to the Government of Bengal and later to the Government of India: Hony. Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1863-8 : F.G.S. 1862 : F.R.S. 1880 : retired in 1880 : died Jan. 23, 1893. The excellence of his work in geology and meteorology, as displayed in his official duties, and his contributions to scientific publications, is acknowledged.

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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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