Warren Hastings (mar 4, 1772 – jan 4, 1784)
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He was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1772 to 1785.He loved Indo-Persian Culture and encouraged scholarship in studying these languages. Under him - Nathaniel Halhed composed 'A code of Gentoo laws' 1776, and 'Bengali Grammar' in 1778, and Charles Wilkins produced the 'Sanskrit Grammar' in 1778
Reference:
Ghosh, S. C (1995). The History of Education in Modern India, 1757-2012
image source: wikimedia commons,
Monument to Warren Hastings, by Richard Westmacott, 1830, now in Victoria Memorial in Calcutta (From NCERT Class 8 textbook)
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Date:
mar 4, 1772
jan 4, 1784
~ 11 years