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The tomb in St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai Jonathan Duncan (15 May 1756 – 11 August 1811) was
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of
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from 27 December 1795 until his death in 1811. He began his career in India in 1772, and in 1784 he was one of the charter members of the
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founded in Calcutta by William Jones. In 1788, was appointed superintendent and resident at
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by
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, where he helped stamp out the practice of infanticide. In 1791, he started the Sanskrit College at Benares to promote the study of Hindu laws and philosophy in Banaras. (In 1958, the Sanskrit College became a university and in 1974 the name was changed to
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.) In 1795, he became governor of Bombay, and held that post for the rest of his life (nearly sixteen years). His illegitimate son, also named Jonathan Duncan,Matthew, H.C.G., "Duncan, Jonathan, the younger (1799–1865)", in Matthew, H.C.G. & Harrison, B.H. (eds.), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: In Association with the British Academy: from the Earliest Times to the Year 2000'', Oxford University Press, (Oxford), 2004. was an advocate of reforming the monetary system.


Works

* Duncan, Johnathan, 1798 (or. publ. Calcutta; repr. London 1799). “Historical Remarks on the Coast of Malabar with some description of its inhabitants”, ''Asiatic Researches'
vol. 5
pp. 1-36; “An Account of two Fakeers, with their portraits“, ibid. pp. 36-478; “An Account of the Discovery of Two Urns in the Vicinity of Benares”, ibid. pp. 131-132. * Duncan, Johnathan, delivered by (Francis Wrede). 1819. “An Account of the Festival of Mamangom as celebrated on the Coast of Malabar”, ''Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay'', London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and John Murray.


References

* Narain, V.A. 1958. ''The Life and Career of Jonathan Duncan, 1756-1795'', London: SOAS
Ph.D.
.


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