Nathaniel Edward Kindersley
Nathaniel Edward Kindersley | |
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| Spouse | Hannah Butterworth |
| Children | Sir Richard Torin Kindersley and Nathaniel William Kindersley |
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Nathaniel Edward Kindersley (2 February 1763 – 16 February 1831) was an
Family
Nathaniel Edward Kindersley was born to Nathaniel Kindersley and Jemima Wickstead at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He married Hannah Butterworth on 3 July 1786 at Tangernaikpuram, Tamil Nadu, India,[3] and they had two sons named Sir Richard Torin Kindersley (born 5 October 1792, died 22 October 1879)[4] and Nathaniel William Kindersley (born 1794, died 3 December 1844).[5]
He died on 16 February 1831 at the age of 68 at Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England.[6]
Works
Nathaniel Edward Kindersley published the first ever translation of the Tirukkural into English in a chapter titled 'Extracts from the Teroo-Vaulaver Kuddul, or, The Ocean of Wisdom' in his publication Specimens of Hindoo Literature in 1794. However, he translated only the first few chapters of
See also
References
- ^ "Place Index - 713 (Tangernaikpuram)". thepeerage.com. The Peerage. n.d. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Kindersley, Nathaniel Edward (1794). "Specimens of Hindoo Literature: Consisting of Translations, from the Tamoul Language, of Some Hindoo Works of Morality and Imagination, with Explanatory Notes". London: W. Bulmer and Company. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Nathaniel Edward Kindersley". Geni.com. 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Kindersley, Richard Torin (KNDY809RT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Kindersley, Nathaniel William (KNDY811NW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (2015). "The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe (Person Page - 56729)". The Peerage. Darryl Lundy, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Kindersley, N. E. (1794). "Specimens Of Hindu Literature". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
Further reading
- Henry Davidson Love. (1913). Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800 (4 vols.). New Delhi: Mittal Publications.
- N. E. Kindersley. (1794). Specimens of Hindoo Literature: Consisting of Translations, from the Tamoul Language, of Some Hindoo Works of Morality and Imagination, with Explanatory Notes. London: W. Bulmer and Company (sold by F. Wingrave, successor to Mr. Nourse). 335 pp.
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