Walter K. Firminger
| Walter K. Firminger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Walter Kelly Firminger 28 September 1870 Edmonton |
| Died | 1940 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Churchman |
| Known for | Historian of India |
Walter Kelly Firminger (28 September 1870 - 1940) was archdeacon of Calcutta and a historian of India who was the first editor of Bengal, Past & Present, the journal of Calcutta Historical Society. He was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Early life
Walter Firminger was born on 28 September 1870 in Lower Edmonton,[1] Middlesex, the son of Captain,[2] the Reverend, Thomas Augustus Charles Firminger (died 1884)[3] and Georgina Firminger.[1] He had sisters Mary Louisa and Mabel Annie.[1] He was educated at Lancing College and Bury St. Edmunds before going up to Merton College, University of Oxford.[4] At the time of the 1891 British census, while Firminger was at Merton, the family were living at Went House, Uley Green, Uley, in Gloucestershire, England.[1]
Career
Firminger was ordained deacon at Hereford in 1893. He served as a priest in Mombasa in 1895 and was subdean in Zanzibar in 1896. He was editor of the Indian Churchman from 1900 to 1905. In 1915 he was a chaplain in Bengal. Later he was archdeacon of Calcutta.[4]
He was the first editor of Bengal, Past & Present, the journal of Calcutta Historical Society,[5] and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[4]
Selected publications
Authored works
- Over-population, facts and figures. 1891.
- The idea of an Oxford modern ethical society. Oxford, 1891. (With W. Gibson)
- A criticism of Böhm-Bawerk's doctrine of capital and interest. Oxford: Printed by J. Parker, (1892?)
- Some thoughts on the recent criticism of the life and works of John Henry Cardinal Newman. Oxford: Printed for private circulation by James Parker, 1892.
- What then did Dr. Newman do? Being an inquiry into his share in the church revival and a brief statement of the leading features of his religious teaching. Oxford: Blackwell, 1892.
- Thacker's guide to Calcutta. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co. 1906.
Edited and translated works
- Molinari, G. (1894) Religion. London: S. Sonnenschein; New York: Macmillan. (Translator)
- Missionary sermons by various writers. London, 1898. (Editor)
- Fullarton, William, Peter Campbell, and William Anderson. (1909) The Diaries of three surgeons of Patna, 1763. Calcutta: Calcutta Historical Society. (Editor)
- Grand, George Francois. (1910) The narrative of the life of a gentleman long resident in India. Calcutta: Calcutta Historical Society, 1910. (Editor)
- The Sylhet District records. Shillong: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, 1913-1919. (Editor)
- The fifth report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the affairs of the East India Company, dated 28th July, 1812. Calcutta: R. Cambray, 1917-18. (Editor)
References
- 1 2 3 4 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription. Retrieved 10 May 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ British India Office Pension Registers - Orphans Transcription. Retrieved 10 May 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ British India Office Pension Registers - Orphans Transcription. Retrieved 10 May 2016. (subscription required)
- 1 2 3 Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) The Indian biographical dictionary 1915. Madras: Pillar & Co. pp. 146-7.
- ↑ Bengal Past & Present. South Asia Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
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