He was fifth son of John Lumsden of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire. After being educated at King's College, Old Aberdeen, he went to India as assistant professor of Persian and Arabic in the college of Fort William, and in 1808 succeeded to the professorship. In 1812 he was appointed secretary to the Calcutta Madrasa, and superintended translations of English works into Persian then in progress. From 1814 until 1817 he had charge of the company's press at Calcutta, and in 1818 he became secretary to the stationery committee.[1]
In bad health, Lumsden left India on furlough in March 1820, and travelled with his cousin, Lieutenant Thomas Lumsden (father of General Harry Burnett Lumsden), through Persia, Georgia, and Russia to England. An account of this journey was published by Lieutenant Lumsden in 1822.[1]
Lumsden returned to India in 1821. He died at Tooting Common, Surrey, on 31 March 1835. From King's College, Old Aberdeen, to which he presented his own and many other oriental works, he received in 1808 the degree of LL.D.[1]
Goodwin, Gordon; Parvin, Loloi (reviewer) (2004). "Matthew Lumsden". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17186. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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matthew, lumsden, 1777, 1835, scottish, orientalist, educated, king, college, aberdeen, scotland, held, professorship, persian, arabic, college, fort, william, india, contents, biography, works, notes, references, further, reading, external, linksbiography, ed. Matthew Lumsden 1777 1835 was a Scottish orientalist He was educated at King s College Aberdeen Scotland and held a professorship of Persian and Arabic at the College of Fort William India Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editHe was fifth son of John Lumsden of Cushnie Aberdeenshire After being educated at King s College Old Aberdeen he went to India as assistant professor of Persian and Arabic in the college of Fort William and in 1808 succeeded to the professorship In 1812 he was appointed secretary to the Calcutta Madrasa and superintended translations of English works into Persian then in progress From 1814 until 1817 he had charge of the company s press at Calcutta and in 1818 he became secretary to the stationery committee 1 In bad health Lumsden left India on furlough in March 1820 and travelled with his cousin Lieutenant Thomas Lumsden father of General Harry Burnett Lumsden through Persia Georgia and Russia to England An account of this journey was published by Lieutenant Lumsden in 1822 1 Lumsden returned to India in 1821 He died at Tooting Common Surrey on 31 March 1835 From King s College Old Aberdeen to which he presented his own and many other oriental works he received in 1808 the degree of LL D 1 Works editLumsden published 1 A Grammar of the Persian Language 2 vols Calcutta 1810 A Grammar of the Arabic Language in 2 vols Calcutta 1813 of which only the first volume appeared A Letter to Lieutenant Gavin Young in Refutation of his Opinions on some Questions of General Grammar Calcutta 1817 He also edited Firdausi s Shah Namu Calcutta 1811 with a revised text and an English preface 1 Notes edit a b c d e Goodwin 1893 p 274 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Goodwin Gordon 1893 Lumsden Matthew In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 34 London Smith Elder amp Co p 278 Further reading editGoodwin Gordon Parvin Loloi reviewer 2004 Matthew Lumsden Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 17186 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links editWorks by Matthew Lumsden at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp nbsp This biography of a Scottish academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Lumsden amp oldid 1192727051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
