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 TRUBNER, NICHOLAS (1817–1884)

Born at Heidelberg, June 17, 1817 : son of a goldsmith : joined a bookseller in 1832, and publishing houses at Gottingen, Hamburg and Frankfurt to 1843; was connected with the firm of Longman & Co., in 1843–51 : established himself with Nutt, in Paternoster Row and Ludgate Hill, as a publishing firm, dealing with Oriental languages : became the foremost of Oriental publishers and Orientalists, studying Sanskrit under Goldstucker (q.v.) : brought out Marsden's Numismata Orientalia and from 1878 the "Oriental Series" of numerous volumes, besides his American and Oriental Literary Record, from 1865 : did much to advance and popularize Oriental and Linguistic knowledge : received many honours and decorations : died March 30, 1884.

TRUMPP, ERNEST (1828–1886)

Born March 13, 1828, in Wurtemburg : educated at Heilbronn and Tubingen University : Ph.D. : took Lutheran Orders : visited England : went, in the service of the Church Missionary Society, to Karachi in 1854, for linguistic research : ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Bombay, 1856 : invalided : went again to India, three times : studied the Afghan language at Peshawar : in India for two years, from 1870, to translate from the original Gurmukhi the Adi Granth, the Sacred Code of the Sikhs, for the Secretary of State for India : lectured at Tubingen on Oriental Languages : Professor of Oriental Languages and Literature at Munich : became totally blind in 1883 : published also a grammar and works in Sindi, a Pushto grammar, 1873, and many papers on languages, Persian, Ethiopic, Arabic, the N. Indian vernaculars of the Kafirs, Brahuis, Dards : died April 10, 1885.

TUCKER, CHARLOTTE MARIA (1821–1893)

Daughter of Henry St. George Tucker (q.v.) : born May 8, 1821 : known as A.L.O.E. : "a lady of England" : after her father's death, in 1851, she took to writing, and giving the proceeds to charity : learnt Hindustani in 1875 and went out to India, 1875, as member of the Church of England Zenana Society : resided at Batala, N.E. of Lahore, for her Missionary work : visited zenanas and wrote stories for translation, published by the religious societies : died at Umritsar, Dec. 2, 1893 : published 142 books between 1854 and 1893.

TUCKER, HENRY CARRE (1812–1876)

I.C.S. : son of Henry St. George Tucker, (q.v.). Chairman of the E. I. Co. born 1812 educated at Haileybury : went to India, 1831 : from 1853 to 1858 was Commissioner and Agent to the Governor-General at Benares, during the crisis of the mutiny, culminating with the disarmament of the 37th N.I. on June 4. Tucker's conduct and policy have been the subject of discussion, Kaye and Malleson taking opposite sides : a later writer adopting the view that Tucker was strongly opposed to the idea of retiring from that station to the fort at Chunar : he was energetic in despatching up-country the reinforcements from Calcutta intended for Cawnpur and Lucknow : was made C.B. for his mutiny services : retired in 1861 : took great interest in education, and published numerous works and pamphlets on the subject in India and England : was active also in philanthropic movements : died Nov. 9, 1875.

TUCKER, HENRY PENDOCK ST. GEORGE (1823–1905)

I.C.S. : educated at Haileybury, 1840–2 : went to India, 1843, to the Bombay Presidency : was Deputy Registrar of the Sadr Court, Bombay : after the mutiny, was in the Account Department : and a Judge in the Konkan : officiated as Judge of the High Court, 1863 : Member of Council, Bombay, April, 1869, to April, 1874 : retired, 1876 : died April 20, 1905.

TUCKER, HENRY ST. GEORGE (1771–1861)

Born Feb. 15, 1771 : son of Henry Tucker : educated at Hampstead : went to Calcutta as a Midshipman in 1786 : obtained clerical work : Secretary to Sir W. Jones, 1790 : obtained a "writership" in 1792 : was Captain of the Volunteer Cavalry corps : Military Secretary to Lore Wellesley in 1799 : Secretary in the Rev.Judl. Department to the Government of India, 1799 : Accountant-General, 1801 : joined Cockerell, Traill, Palmer & Co., 1804 : again Accountant General, 1805 : made large economies : Member of the Board of Revenue, 1808 : Secretary