Colonel Thomas Holbein Hendley (21 April 1847 – 2 February 1917) was a British medical officer in the

Indian Medical Service The Indian Medical Service (IMS) was a military medical service in British India, which also had some civilian functions. It served during the two World Wars, and remained in existence until the independence of India in 1947. Many of its officer ...

and an amateur authority on Indian art. He studied at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he was the gold medallist. He entered the

as an assistant surgeon in October 1869, after taking his diplomas, and rose steadily until reaching the rank of Colonel in 1894, which he held until his retirement. From 1873 to 1897 he was the Residency Surgeon of

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

, and from 1894 to 1897 the Administrative Medical Officer for Rajputana. In 1897 he was appointed Inspector-General of Hospitals in the North-West Provinces, moving to the same post in

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the following year and remaining there until 1903, when he retired. Jaipur Gate at Hove Museum and Art Gallery (IoE Code 365600)

Outside of his medical service, he took a great interest in Indian art, publishing four books on the topic and helping found the '' Quarterly Journal of Indian Art''. He also helped establish the Jaipur Museum, and was made a Fellow of the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...

, a trustee of the

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, and vice-president of the Bengal Asiatic Society, serving as a Museum trustee and as the Society's vice-president from 1899 to 1903. In 1886, in conjunction with

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, Hendley designed the

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Jaipur Gate which stands outside Hove Museum and Art Gallery in

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, East Sussex. The exotic structure was carved from Indian teak in

Shekhawati Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Jhunjhunu, parts of Sikar that lie ...

and transported to London for an exhibition. It was moved to Hove in 1926.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendley, Thomas Holbein 1847 births 1917 deaths British surgeons Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Indian Medical Service officers Trustees of museums Fellows of the University of Calcutta