| Authorised form of name | Crawfurd; John (1783 - 1868) |
| Dates | 1783 - 1868 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 13 July 1783 |
| Place of death | South Kensington, London |
| Date of death | 11 May 1868 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/05/1818 |
| Source | 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 |
| Code | NA7777 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1818/04 | Crawfurd, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |