Jones, Sir. William b. September 28, 1746 d. April 27, 1794 Linguist and scholar of Indian culture. He was the son of William Jones (who devised the mathematical symbol pi), and was linguistically gifted as a child, learning Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Farsi early on, as well as basic written Chinese. He completed his undergraduate and Master's studies at Oxford University, and afterwards worked as a tutor and translator. In 1770 he joined the Middle Temple to study to become a barrister. He worked as a circuit judge for several years, and his duties...[Read More] (Bio by: Chris Nelson) South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) b. August 26, 1910 d. September 5, 1997 Religious Figure. The 1979 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Peace, she was born Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu to a Catholic Albanian family in Skopje, Macedonia. At 18, she left home to join the Sisters of Loretto, a community of Irish nuns with a mission in Calcutta. After training in Dublin and Darjeeling, India, she took her vows as a nun taking the name Teresa after Saint Teresa de Jesus in...[Read More] Motherhouse Convent, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Thomas, Jacob b. 1833 d. March 3, 1911 Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in in Llanwino, he served as a Bombardier in the Bengal Artillery, Bengal Army. During the siege at Lucknow, India, on September 27, 1857, under a heavy fire Bombardier Thomas saved a wounded soldier of the Madras Fusiliers from falling into the hands of the enemy. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross and later achieved the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Bandel Churchyard, Hooghly, West Bengal, India Plot: [unmarked]
b. July 14, 1778 d. April 16, 1844