Dr. Alfred Cooper Woolner (May 1878 - 7 January 1936) was a noted Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 scholar and professor as well as the Vice Chancellor of Punjab University

University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...

, Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 before Partition of India

Partition of India

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Punjab University

Dr. Woolner served as honorary librarian

Librarian

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 of the University from 1902 to 1928.. He was made principal and registrar

Registrar (academic)

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 in 1903. From 1928 till 1936 he served as Vice Chancellor.

Memorials

Punjab University's collection of over 8,500 Ancient Sanskrit and Hindi manuscripts is named in his honour. Also the only remaining intact statute (from the British Era) in Lahore is that of Dr. Woolner which stands in front of the Pharmacy

Pharmacy

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 Department of Punjab University.

Death

Dr. Woolner died in Lahore and is buried in the city's Gora Kabristan

Gora Kabristan, Lahore

The Gora Kabristan or Gora Cemetery in Lahore, Pakistan is the city's only operational Christian cemetery. It is also known as the Jail Road Cemetery.-History:...

on Jail Road.