Cust, Robert Needham, 1821-1909 (orientalist)
Dates
- Existence: 1821 - 1909
Biography
Robert Needham Cust (1821-1909), orientalist, was educated at Eton College, before joining the Indian Civil Service, and administering the Hoshiarpur and Ambala districts. He was called to the bar in 1857. In 1861 he became judicial commissioner of Amritsar, and in 1864 he joined the legislative council. He retired from the I.C.S. in 1867. Cust studied oriental languages, and published works on oriental philology and religion. He was secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1878-1899.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Archibald Henry Sayce: Letter to R.N. Cust, 1884
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Friedrich Müller: Letter to R.N. Cust, 1884
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Isaac Taylor: Correspondence to Robert Cust, 1883-1884
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Norman MacColl: Correspondence to R.N. Cust, 1878
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Robert Needham Cust: Case Judgements
Judgements in cases in Lahore and Amritsar.
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks: Correspondence to Robert Cust and Letitia Gaussen, 1878-1895
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Sir Clements Robert Markham: Letter to R.N. Cust, 1879
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Sir Edward Clive Bayley: Correspondence to R.N. Cust and W.S.W. Vaux, 1884
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
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- India 1
- Indian mutiny (1857-1858) 1
- Lahore, Pakistan 1