Frederic Growse

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Frederic Salmon Growse CIE (1836 – 19 May 1893) was a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), Hindi scholar, archaeologist and collector, who served in Mathura and Bulandshahr in the North-Western Provinces during British rule in India. Described as "never a persona grata to his superiors", he was nonetheless gazetted CIE in 1879. At Bulandshahr between 1878 and 1884 he caused a number of buildings to be constructed using local designs and craftsmen. In 1882, he donated a collection of Indian pottery to the British Museum. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Frederic Growse
rdf:langString Frederic Growse
rdf:langString Frederic Growse
rdf:langString Haslemere, Surrey, England
rdf:langString Suffolk, England
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rdf:langString Frederic Salmon Growse
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rdf:langString *Founding the Government Museum, Mathura *Encouraging local Indian handicrafts *Buildings: Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Mathura, Garden Gate and Town Hall, Bulandshahr
rdf:langString *English translation of the Ramayana of Tulsidas
rdf:langString District magistrate and collector for Indian Civil Service
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rdf:langString Frederic Salmon Growse CIE (1836 – 19 May 1893) was a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), Hindi scholar, archaeologist and collector, who served in Mathura and Bulandshahr in the North-Western Provinces during British rule in India. He studied Indian literature and languages, and founded the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and the Government Museum, both at Mathura. Between 1876 and 1883, he published in series, the first English translation of the Ramayana of Tulsidas. He also wrote Mathurá: A district memoir (1880) and a description of the district of Bulandshahr (1884) and of its new architecture (1886). Described as "never a persona grata to his superiors", he was nonetheless gazetted CIE in 1879. At Bulandshahr between 1878 and 1884 he caused a number of buildings to be constructed using local designs and craftsmen. In 1882, he donated a collection of Indian pottery to the British Museum.
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