Person Crawfurd; John (1783 - 1868) Crawfurd John 1783 - 1868 British Male Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland 13 July 1783 South Kensington, London 11 May 1868

Surgeon Education: Edinburgh University Career: Assistant Surgeon, HEIC's service, Bengal (1803); Surgeon, HEIC (1815); employed politically in Java (1811-1817); on an embassy to Siam and Cochin China (1820-1823); Administrator of Singapore (1823-1826); on an embassy to Ava (1826-1827)l retired (1827); publications include 'History of the Indian Archipelago' (1820); 'Grammar and dictionary of Malay language' (1812) Memberships: Asiatic Society, Calcutta; Batavian Society, Java; FLS; FGS; MRCS (1815) Fellow 07/05/1818 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 13 Jul 1783 - 11 May 1868 NA7777 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 11218464-b7c4-4a66-9af4-b6f30df2db93