John Crawfurd ( 1783 - 1868 )

Birth: Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland (13 July 1783) Death: South Kensington, London (11 May 1868) Profession: Surgeon Education: Edinburgh University Career: Assistant Surgeon, HEIC's service, Bengal (1803); Surgeon, HEIC (1815); employed politically in Java (1811-1817); on an embassy to Siam and Cochin China (1820-1823); Administrator of Singapore (1823-1826); on an embassy to Ava (1826-1827)l retired (1827); publications include "History of the Indian Archipelago" (1820); "Grammar and dictionary of Malay language" (1812) Memberships: Asiatic Society, Calcutta; Batavian Society, Java; FLS; FGS; MRCS (1815) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/05/1818.