Rowlandson Michael John 1804-1894 Arabic and Persian translator

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Rowlandson Michael John 1804-1894 Arabic and Persian translator

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Michael John Rowlandson was born in 1804, in Hungerford, Berkshire, his father being the Vicar of Warminster. He joined the Indian army as a cadet in 1820, becoming a lieutenant in 1821 and a major in 1824.He served at the College of Fort St. George as aread more