He was the first translator of Lermontov's long poem "The Demon" into English, in 1875. He translated "Fairy Tales of a Parrot" from Persian in 1880.
In 1884-5, he was Assistant Commissioner on the Afghan Boundary Commission. he had the crucial role of keeping communications open between the Commission, in north-west Afghanistan and threatened by a large Russian army, and the British government in London. When the Commission's presence almost triggered a war in the aftermath of the Panjdeh incident, he was sent to London to report to the government in person.[1]
He was knighted KCVO on 24 August 1900, for being HM minister resident in Dresden and Coburg. He was Groom in Waiting to King Edward VII from 1901.[2]
He was caricatured in a Vanity Fair "Spy" print on 18 December 1902, as "Russian, Persian and Turkish".
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alexander, condie, stephen, kcmg, kcvo, july, 1850, 1908, british, diplomat, translator, from, russian, persian, stephen, caricatured, vanity, fair, 1902born, 1850, july, 1850died10, 1908, 1908, aged, occupationbritish, diplomatfunerary, monument, brompton, ce. Sir Alexander Condie Stephen KCMG KCVO CB 20 July 1850 10 May 1908 was a British diplomat and translator from Russian and Persian Alexander Condie StephenStephen caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair 1902Born 1850 07 20 20 July 1850Died10 May 1908 1908 05 10 aged 57 OccupationBritish diplomatFunerary monument Brompton Cemetery LondonHe was the first translator of Lermontov s long poem The Demon into English in 1875 He translated Fairy Tales of a Parrot from Persian in 1880 In 1884 5 he was Assistant Commissioner on the Afghan Boundary Commission he had the crucial role of keeping communications open between the Commission in north west Afghanistan and threatened by a large Russian army and the British government in London When the Commission s presence almost triggered a war in the aftermath of the Panjdeh incident he was sent to London to report to the government in person 1 He was knighted KCVO on 24 August 1900 for being HM minister resident in Dresden and Coburg He was Groom in Waiting to King Edward VII from 1901 2 He was caricatured in a Vanity Fair Spy print on 18 December 1902 as Russian Persian and Turkish Stephen is buried in Brompton Cemetery London References edit Salisbury Robert 2020 William Simpson and the Crisis in Central Asia 1884 5 ISBN 978 1 5272 7047 3 No 27336 The London Gazette 23 July 1901 p 4838 External links edit nbsp Media related to Alexander Condie Stephen at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Condie Stephen amp oldid 1084479496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
