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 Professor Extraordinarius of Oriental Languages at Jena, 1839: and Professor Ordinarius of Indian Lanugages [sic] and Literature, at Leipzig, 1848: lectured chiefly on Sanskrit, which was his speciality, though he had studied Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and lectured on Pali, Zend and Chinese: edited the Katha-sarit-sagara of Sanskrit stories, 1839–66, which first led to the scientific study of the origin of Popular Tales: also edited the Prabodha-Chandrodaya, a comedy, 1834–45: the Zend Vendidad Sade: Hafiz and the Seven Wise Masters: was a founder of the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenland-ischen Gesellschaft: wrote for scientific journals: died Jan. 5, 1877.  BRODRICK, HON. WILLIAM ST. JOHN FREMANTLE (1856–)

Born Dec. 14, 1856: eldest son of third Viscount Middleton: educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford: President of the Oxford Union Society: M.P. for West Surrey, 1880–5; for Guildford Division of Surrey, since 1885: Financial Secretary to the War Office, 1886–92: Under Secretary of State for War, 1895–8: Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1898–1900: Secretary of State for War, 1900–3, during part of the S. African War: Secretary of State for India since 1903: P.C. 1897: J.P.: D.L.  BROOKE, SIR GEORGE (1793–1882)

Born 1793: son of Henry Brooke: educated at the R.M.A., Woolwich: entered the Royal Artillery, 1808: saw service in Bundelkund, 1809–10: in the Nipal war, 1815–6: and in the Mahratta war, 1817: present at the sieges of Hatras and Bhartpur; in the battles of the Satlaj campaign, 1845–6: Brigadier in the Panjab in 1848: commanded Horse Artillery at Chilianwala and Gujarat: C.B., 1849: K.C.B., 1867: General, 1870: retired, 1877: died Dec. 31, 1882.  BROOKE, HENRY (1725?–1786)

Son of Rev. Henry Brooke, Rector of Kinawley and Kilina, Ireland: born about 1725: joined the E.I. Co'.s Civil Service, and rose to be a Member of the Madras Council: took, with George Stratton, a prominent part in the arrest and deposition of Lord Pigot, .the Governor of Madras, in 1776: and was one of the four sentenced on Feb. 10, 1780, in the King's Bench to pay a fine of £1,000 each for their action: died in Dublin, March 26, 1786.  BROOKE, SIR JAMES (1803–1868)

Raja of Sarawak: son of Thomas Brooke of the India Civil Service: born at Benares in 1803: educated at Norwich: ran away from school and entered the Bengal Native Infantry in 1819: served in the Burmese war of 1824: was wounded and sent home: resigned the E. I. Co.'s service in 1830: in 1838 he sailed in a private vessel to Borneo, to Sarawak: and became its Raja in 1841 by invitation: there he passed the remainder of his career, suppressing rebellion, piracy, cruelty, and establishing civilized government: retired in 1860: was made K.C.B: D.C.L. Oxford: died in 1868.  BROOKE, JOHN CHEAPE (1818–1899)

General: son of Colonel C. W. Brooke: joined the 63rd Bengal N.I., 1836: raised and disciplined the Mewar Bhils, and gained great influence over them and the neighbouring chiefs: during the mutiny, kept a large tract of country quiet: Political Agent at Jodhpur and Jaipur, 1860–70: A.G.G. for Rajputana, 1870–3: died Jan. 23, 1899.  BROOKE, ROBERT (1746?–1802?)

Son of Robert Brooke: entered the E. I. Co.'s Bengal Army in 1764: engaged at the battle of Baxar and under Lord Clive against Kasim Ali and Shuja-ud-daula and against Hyder Ali of Mysore in 1768–9: put down a revolt in Kora, and was made Collector: served in the Raj-mahal hills against the Mahrattas, and in the Rohilla war: his services terminated in 1775: lost his money in attempting to establish cotton manufacture in Ireland: Governor of St. Helena, 1787–1801: died soon after his retirement.  BROUGHTON, THOMAS DUER (1778–1835)

Son of Rev. T. Broughton: educated at Eton: went to India in 1795 in the Bengal Army: was at the siege of Seringapatam in 1799, and military Resident with the Mahrattas in 1802: commanded the island of Java: Colonel, 1829: died Nov. 16, 1835: wrote Letters from a Mahratta Camp, and Selections from the<section end="Broughton, Thomas Duer" />