William Wilson Hunter
Scottish historian and statistician (1840-1900) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with William Hunter, Lord Hunter.
Sir William Wilson Hunter KCSI CIE (15 July 1840 ā 6 February 1900)[1] was a Scottish historian, statistician, a compiler and a member of the Indian Civil Service.
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Sir William Wilson Hunter | |
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Born | (1840-07-15)15 July 1840 |
Died | 6 February 1900(1900-02-06) (aged 59) Oaken Holt, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History, statistics |
Institutions | Indian Civil Service University of Calcutta |
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He is most known for The Imperial Gazetteer of India on which he started working in 1869, and which was eventually published in nine volumes in 1881, then fourteen, and later as a twenty-six volume set after his death.