Cust, Robert Needham, 1821-1909

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Name (Latin)
Cust, Robert Needham, 1821-1909
Other forms of name
Cust, R. N. (Robert Needham), 1821-1909
R. N. C. (Robert Needham Cust), 1821-1909
Date of birth
1821-02-21
Date of death
1909-10-27
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Civil service
Language and languages
Occupation
Linguists
Civil service
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 51789199
Wikidata: Q4216807
Library of congress: n 86101193
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, viewed 1 April 2016(Robert Needham Cust (21 February 1821 - 27 October 1909) was a British colonial administrator and linguist. He was part of the Orientalism movement and active within the British and Foreign Bible Society)
  • Penner, P. Robert Needham Cust, 1821-1909, 1987:CIP t.p.
  • LC data base, 9/30/86(hdg.: Cust, Robert Needham, 1821-1909; usage R.N. Cust)
  • Life of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, King of Ajodya, 1854:pref. (R.N.C.)
  • LCN

Wikipedia description:

Robert Needham Cust (24 February 1821 – 27 October 1909) was a British administrator and judge in colonial India apart from being an Anglican evangelist and linguist. He was part of the Orientalism movement and active within the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was a prolific writer and wrote on a range of subjects.

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