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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
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  Fraser    
First Name(s)  James    
Year of Birth  1713    
Year of Death  1754    
Entry  Born 1713 : son of Alexander Fraser of Reelick : went to India, to Surat : resided there, 1730-40 : learnt Sanskrit and Zend : returning to England for about two years, he wrote a history of Nadir Shah, the King of Persia, who invaded India : Fraser returned to India as a factor in the E.I. Co.'s service : rose to be a Member of Council at Surat, where he stayed six years : he brought to England some 200 Sanskrit and Zend MSS., the first ""collection"" brought to Europe, which are now in the Bodleian Library at Oxford : he had formed plans of working in Zend and Sanskrit, but died early, Jan. 21, 1754.     
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