Sam Higginbottom
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Allahabad Agricultural Institute |
Samuel Higginbottom (27 October 1874 – 11 June 1958) was an English-born Christian
Early life
Higginbottom was born in Wales and the family moved to America. He left school early and working at different times as a
Work in India
On the recommendation of Henry Forman, Higginbottom arrived in India in 1903 as part of the North India Mission of the
In 1909, he returned to the United States and spent three years studying agriculture at
Higginbottom wrote two books: a book about his work published in 1921 and an autobiography published in 1949. While being in India, he developed close friendship with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru[2] He retired in Florida in 1945. Higginbottom died in Frostproof, Florida at the home of his daughter, Mrs Charles Coates.[7]
Collections
Higginbottom's papers are housed at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.[7]
Bibliography
- Sam Higginbottom. The Gospel and the Plough, Or, The Old Gospel and Modern Farming in Ancient India. 1921. London: Central Board of Missions and Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Republished in 2006: ISBN 1-4254-8665-7
- Sam Higginbottom. Sam Higginbottom, Farmer: An Autobiography. 1949. Republished in 2007: ISBN 978-0-548-44200-5
References
- ^ a b c d e History, Allahabad Agricultural Institute website
- ^ ISBN 9780878085057.
- ^ Time magazine, 19 September 1949
- ^ [J.N.W.] (1944). "Sam Higginbottom. An Appreciation". Indian Farming. 5 (10): 446–448.
- ^ a b Dr. Sam Higginbottom (1874-1958), Allahabad Agricultural Institute website.
- ^ http://www.shiats.edu.in/notice_chName.asp
- ^ a b "A Guide to the Additional Papers of Sam Higginbottom and Jane Ethelind Cody Higginbottom 1844-1971". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved 2 February 2019.