Brian Houghton Hodgson

(1800-1894)

British scientist

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Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth. He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion. He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools.

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Born	1800
Died	1894 (aged 93)
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Henrietta Mildred Hodgson · Cousin · 1805-1891 · British socialite edit info

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