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Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F
Date transcribed | 2011-03-01 | 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 | Deasy | | First Name(s) | Henry Hugh Peter | | Year of Birth | 1866 | | Entry | Born 1866 : son of Right Hon. Richard Deasy, Lord Justice of Appeal (Ireland) : educated at Bournemouth and Dublin : joined the 16th Lancers, 1888, and resigned his commission, 1897 : explored Western Tibet, 1896 : received the Founders' Gold Medal from the Royal Geographical Society for exploring and survey work in Central Asia for nearly three years : created a record In motoring, by driving 450 miles in 21 hours : author of In Tibet and Chinese Turkistan, 1901. |
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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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