Alfred Woodley Croft
Alfred Woodley Croft | |
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| Born | 7 February 1841 |
| Died | 29 October 1925 (aged 84) Tavistock, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir Alfred Woodley Croft Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in November 1884.
Born in
Calcutta to join the Bengal Education Service in 1866 as a professor of philosophy to Presidency College, then under the University of Calcutta.[2]
Previously Croft was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1887 he was raised to a knighthood as a Knight Commander of the order and was described as a Director of Public Instruction for Bengal.[3]
He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 1893 to 1896.[2] In 1897, the University awarded him with an honorary doctorate degree on the occasion of his retirement.[4]
He was also a member of the Bengal Legislative Council from 1887 to 1892.[2]
Croft returned to England and never married, he died in Tavistock on 29 October 1925.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-0-88920-466-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86064-864-9.
- ^ "Jubilee Honours For India." The Times [London, England] 16 February 1887: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
- ^ "Annual Convocation". University of Calcutta. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Sir A. W. Croft." The Times [London, England] 31 October 1925: 14. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
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