| Authorised form of name | Hamilton; Alexander (1762 - 1824) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1824 |
| Date of birth | 1762 |
| Place of death | Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Date of death | 30 December 1824 |
| Activity | Career:
In the service of the HEIC (East Inia Company), Bengal; continued to study Sanksrit at the British Museum; held hostage by the French (1803); at the request of the Langles Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts, Paris Library, he made an analytical catalogue of its Sanskrit manuscripts, which was translated and published by Langles (1807); Professor of Sanskrit and Hindu, Hailebury College
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/01/1808 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA3334 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1807/14 | Hamilton, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |