Sir John William Kaye

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Sir John William Kaye was a 19th-century British military historian, civil servant, and author best known for his influential histories of British India and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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instanceOf author
civil servant
historian
military historian
person
awardedBy British Crown NERFINISHED
birthDate 1814-06-03
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1876-07-24
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
editorOf Calcutta Review NERFINISHED
educatedAt Eton College
Royal Military College, Addiscombe NERFINISHED
employer East India Company NERFINISHED
India Office NERFINISHED
era 19th century
fieldOfWork history of British India
military history
genre biography
history
military history
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor histories of British India
history of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Bengal Artillery NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant
movement Victorian historiography
name John William Kaye NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork History of the Sepoy War in India, 1857–1858 NERFINISHED
History of the War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Life and Correspondence of Lord Metcalfe NERFINISHED
Lives of Indian Officers NERFINISHED
The Administration of the East India Company NERFINISHED
occupation author
civil servant
historian
placeOfActivity British India NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Secretary in the Political and Secret Department of the India Office
receivedTitle knighthood
resignationYear 1841
resignedFrom East India Company army NERFINISHED
serviceEntry East India Company army NERFINISHED
workedAs editor
journalist

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Hampstead Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir John William Kaye