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 Glasgow Academy and University : studied at Paris and Bonn : went out to Lower Bengal in 1862 : published the Annals of Rural Bengal, 1868; A Comparative Dictionary of the Non-Aryan Languages of India and High Asia, 1868; Orissa, 1872 : was chosen by Lord Mayo to organize a statistical survey of the Indian Empire, in 1869 : made Director-General of Statistics in 1871 : wrote the Life of Lord Mayo, 1875 : published The Statistical Account of Bengal, 20 volumes, 1875–7 : and, in all, 128 volumes of local Gazetteers : from which he prepared The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 9 volumes, in 1881; 14 in 1885–7 : wrote a Brief History of the Indian Peoples, 1883 : his article on "India" was re-issued in 1895 as The Indian Empire, its Peoples, History and Products : for 6 years Additional Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council, 1881–7 : President of the Education Commission, 1882–3 Member of the Indian Finance Commission, 1886 : Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University, 1886 : retired in 1887 : settled near Oxford : wrote weekly articles in The Times on Indian affairs : brought out a number of biographies in the "Rulers of India" series : himself writing those of Lords Dalhousie and Mayo : wrote also Bombay, 1885–90, the Life of Brian H. Hodgson (q.v.) : an introduction to Bengal MS. Records, 1894; The Old Missionary; The Thackerays in India : he had projected a comprehensive work on the History of India, but reduced it to a work on the growth of British dominion : the first volume was published in 1899, the second after his death : C.I.E., 1878 : C.S.I., 1884 : K.C.S.L, 1887 : LL.D. of Glasgow and Cambridge : M.A. of Oxford, by decree of Convocation : Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society, and member of learned Societies : he adopted the system of transliteration of vernacular names and words called after him : through his writings, and his picturesque style, India has been made better known to England : died Feb. 7, 1900.

HUTCHINS, SIR PHILIP PERCIVAL (1838–)

Born Jan. 28, 1838 : son of William Hutchins : educated at Merchant Taylors' and Haileybury : entered the Madras Civil Service, 1857 : called to the bar from the Inner Temple, 1875 : held several judicial appointments, and was Judge of the High Court, Madras, 1883–6 : Member of Council, Madras, 1886–8 : Member of the Supreme Council, 1888–93 : Judicial Secretary, at the India OfiSice, 1893 : Member of the Council of India, 1898 : C.S.I., 1888 : K.C.S.L, 1891.

HUTCHINSON, HENRY DOVETON (1847–)

Born Sep. 13, 1847 : son of T. Cayley Hutchinson, M.D. : joined the Indian Army : served in the Sikhim campaign, 1887–8 : rehef of Chitral, 1895 : Tirah campaign, 1897–8 : commanded troops in Chitral after the British occupation : Director of Military Education in India, 1896–1901 : Assistant Military Secretary for Indian affairs, 1902 : author of Military Sketching made Easy, Field Fortifications, The Story of Waterloo, The Story of 1812, The Story of Corunna, The Campaign in Tirah : C.S.I, 1902.

HUTHWAITE, SIR EDWARD (1794–1873)

Born 1794 : son of William Huthwaite, a draper, Alderman and Mayor : educated at the R.M.A., Woolwich : joined the E. I. Co.'s Bengal Artillery, 1810 : became Lt-General, 1868 : was in the Nipal war, 1815–16 : in Oudh, 1817 : in the Mahratta war, 1817–18 : in Cachar in 1824, to repel the Burmese invasion : at the capture of Bhartpur, 1825–6 : Brig-Major of Artillery, 1834 : held various important artillery commands : in the first Sikh war of 1845–6, at Firozshahr and Sobraon : C.B. : in the Panjab campaign, 1848–9 : at the Chenab, Chilianwala, and Gujarat, the surrender of the Sikhs, and pursuit of the Afghans to the Khyber : commanded a Brigade at Ludiana, and at Meerut : retired, 1854 : in 1860 transferred to the Royal Artillery : K.C.B. in 1869 : died at Naini Tal, April 4, 1873.

HUTT, SIR GEORGE (1809–1889)

Son of Richard Hutt : born 1809 : entered the Artillery in Bombay, 1826 : served in Sind and Afghanistan, 1839–44 : at Miani and Hyderabad : C.B. : commanded the Artillery in the Persian war, 1857 : did good service in Sind in the mutiny, anticipated and stopped a rising of rebels at Karachi : retired, 1858 : 