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    Brian Houghton HodgsonBritish ethnologist
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    Born1 February 1801 · Prestbury, Cheshire, England
    Died23 May 1894 (aged 93) · London, England
    Alma materEast India Company College
    Spouse(s)Anne Scott, Susan Townshend.
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    Early life

    Hodgson was the second of seven children of Brian Hodgson (1766–1858) and his wife Catherine (1776–1851), and was born at Lower Beech, Prestbury, Cheshire. His father lost money in a bad bank investment and had to … See more

    India

    At the age of seventeen (1818) he travelled to India as a writer in the British East India Company. His talent for languages such as Sanskrit and especially Persian was to prove useful for his career. He was posted as Assistant C… See more

    Nepal politics

    Hodgson sensed the resentment of Nepal following annexation of a large part of her lands and believed that the situation could be improved by encouraging commerce with Tibet and by making use of the local manpower … See more

    Return to England

    Hodgson resigned in 1844 when Lord Ellenborough posted Henry Montgomery Lawrence as Resident to Nepal and transferred Hodgson as Assistant Sub-commissioner to Simla. He then returned to England fo… See more

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