H. H. Burkitt
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Harold Hamilton Burkitt was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service. Burkitt Road in the neighbourhooad of T. Nagar
in Chennai
is named after him.
and educated at Galway Grammar School and Dublin University. He passed the Indian civil service examinations held in 1899 and arrived in India
on December 3, 1900.
for sometime before being appointed British Resident to the Cochin kingdom. Burkitt served as British Resident to Cochin from December 2, 1920 to June 25, 1923 and was succeeded by C. W. E. Cotton.
T. Nagar
Theagaraya Nagar , popularly known by its abbreviated form T. Nagar, is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. Though originally conceived as a residential locality, it is presently one of the principal shopping districts of the city....
in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
is named after him.
Early life
Burkitt was born in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and educated at Galway Grammar School and Dublin University. He passed the Indian civil service examinations held in 1899 and arrived in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on December 3, 1900.
Career
In India, Burkitt served as Assistant Collector and magistrate in the Madras PresidencyMadras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
for sometime before being appointed British Resident to the Cochin kingdom. Burkitt served as British Resident to Cochin from December 2, 1920 to June 25, 1923 and was succeeded by C. W. E. Cotton.