Papers of Captain Henry Harkness

These Papers consist of items collected or made by Henry Harkness. They include copies and rubbings of inscriptions, a Commentary on Aryabhatta theorems made by Dikshitan & Ellayan, an abridged Treatise on Mirkum, or Logic, Manusyâlaya-candrikā and Fourteen Chapters of the Suryasiddhanta with Commentary, and the names of the Divinities of the Zodiac.

Henry Harkness was born on 7 October 1787 in Lympstone, Devon. He was a British Colonial Officer in South India. He became a Captain in 1826 when he commanded the escort of Bishop Heber until Heber’s death in 1826. He collaborated with Col. Colin MacKenzie in editing Ram Raz’s posthumous, 'Architecture of the Hindus' (L. 1834) and worked as the secretary of College of Fort St. George until his retirement on 7 July 1834. Once back in the U.K., He was Secretary of the RAS from 1834 to 1837. He died on 17 August 1838.

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Henry Harkness was born on 7 October 1787 in Lympstone, Devon. He was a British Colonial Officer in South India. He became a Captain in 1826 when he commanded the escort of Bishop Heber until Heber’s death in 1826. He collaborated with Col. Colin MacKenzie in editing Ram Raz’s posthumous, 'Architecture of the Hindus' (L. 1834) and worked as the secretary of College of Fort St. George until his retirement on 7 July 1834. Once back in the U.K., He was Secretary of the RAS from 1834 to 1837. He died on 17 August 1838.

2023-08-03

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Presented to the RAS on 16 June 1832 by Capt. Henry Harkness

The Society also holds books written by Harkness. Details can be found at: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=Harkness&weight_search=1

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