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Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
| 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 | Chinnery | | | First Name(s) | George | | | Year of Birth | 1766 | | | Year of Death | 1852 | | | Entry | Artist : exhibited in the Royal Academy, 1790-1846 : painted in Dublin and London and went to China, from which country he visited India : he "" made spirited sketches of scenes in India"" : was at Madras, 1802-7 or 8, and afterwards painted many pictures at Calcutta : was at Canton in 1830 and died at Macao in 1852 : references to his works in India occur in Indian literature : his name and his skill are remembered there to this day. |
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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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