Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameSir Alexander PEDLER
Birth21 May 1849
Death13 May 1918, London, Middlesex, England
Spouses
1Elizabeth Margaret SCHMIDT, Half 3C1R
Birth12 Sep 1859, Calcutta, Bengal, India
Baptism1 Jan 1860, Calcutta, Bengal, India
Death12 May 1896, Darjeeling, Bengal, India
Burial12 May 1896, Darjeeling, Bengal, India
FatherChristain Karl SCHMIDT
MotherHannah Eliza FOUNTAIN (1835-1884)
Marriage2 May 1878, Calcutta, Bengal, India
Notes for Sir Alexander PEDLER
National Probate Calendar
Sir Alexander Pedlar of 28 Stanhope-gardens South Kensington Middlesex knight died 13 May 1918 at the Ministry of Munitions Whitehall-place Westminster Middlesex Administration (with Will limited) London 30 January 1919 to James Morrah Whitmore solicitor attorney of John Beach WHitmore. Effects 71 407 pounds
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pedler
He was professor of chemistry in Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta where his lectures in the FA course first attracted Prafulla Chandra Ray to study chemistry. He later became principal of Presidency College four times from 1887, 1887-1889, again in 1889 and from 1896-1897. In 1901 he was Director of Public Instruction in Bengal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in November 1901. Later he was also vice chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 1904 to 1906. The Alexander Pedler Lecture, is given annually under the auspices of the British Association in memorial of his name. He died while attending a Committee meeting at the Ministry of Munitions on Monday 13 May 1918
Who Was Who in British India. By John F. Riddick. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Alexander Pedler born 1849, died 1918
Sir Alexander Pedlar of 28 Stanhope-gardens South Kensington Middlesex knight died 13 May 1918 at the Ministry of Munitions Whitehall-place Westminster Middlesex Administration (with Will limited) London 30 January 1919 to James Morrah Whitmore solicitor attorney of John Beach WHitmore. Effects 71 407 pounds
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pedler
He was professor of chemistry in Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta where his lectures in the FA course first attracted Prafulla Chandra Ray to study chemistry. He later became principal of Presidency College four times from 1887, 1887-1889, again in 1889 and from 1896-1897. In 1901 he was Director of Public Instruction in Bengal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in November 1901. Later he was also vice chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 1904 to 1906. The Alexander Pedler Lecture, is given annually under the auspices of the British Association in memorial of his name. He died while attending a Committee meeting at the Ministry of Munitions on Monday 13 May 1918
Who Was Who in British India. By John F. Riddick. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Alexander Pedler born 1849, died 1918
Notes for Elizabeth Margaret (Spouse 1)
India Select Baptisms
Elizabeth Margaret Schmidt, born September 12 1859, Calcutta, Bengal, India, baptism January 1 1860, Calcutta, father Christian Karl Schmidt, mother Hanna Eliza
India Select Marriages
May 2 1878 Calcutta, Bengal, India
Alexander Pedler, father George Hanbury Pedler and
Elizabeth Margaret Schmidt, age 18, father Christian Karl Schmidt
India Select Deaths and Burials
Elizabeth Margaret Pedler, died May 12 1896, age 36, buried May 12 1896, Darjeeling, Bengal, India, spouse Alexander Pedler
Elizabeth Margaret Schmidt, born September 12 1859, Calcutta, Bengal, India, baptism January 1 1860, Calcutta, father Christian Karl Schmidt, mother Hanna Eliza
India Select Marriages
May 2 1878 Calcutta, Bengal, India
Alexander Pedler, father George Hanbury Pedler and
Elizabeth Margaret Schmidt, age 18, father Christian Karl Schmidt
India Select Deaths and Burials
Elizabeth Margaret Pedler, died May 12 1896, age 36, buried May 12 1896, Darjeeling, Bengal, India, spouse Alexander Pedler