Andrew Wilson Baird
Andrew Wilson Baird . He is best remembered for his work in tidal studies of the coast of India.
Life
Born and baptised 26 April 1842 in
Between July 1885 and August 1889, he headed the mints at Calcutta and Bombay, until he was appointed the permanent mint master at Calcutta on 12 August. He was appointed a colonel on 9 April 1896, and retired from the mint the following year, making his home at Palmers Cross, near Elgin, Moray.[3]
In 1885, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[4] and appointed CSI in the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours.
He was the father of Gen. Sir Douglas Baird.[5]
He died on 2nd April 1908 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery. His grave (no.37143) has no headstone or marker.
References
- ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962
- ^ "Andrew Wilson Baird". The Moray Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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- ^ "Fellows Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Obituary: Gen. Sir Douglas Baird". The Times. 3 July 1963. p. 12.
External links
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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