Lucas White King
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Born8 September 1856
Died23 August 1925 (aged 68)
EducationEnnis College,
Trinity College, Dublin
(BA, LLB)
Trinity College, Dublin
(BA, LLB)
Occupationscolonial administrator and academic
Sir Lucas White King | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1856 |
| Died | 23 August 1925 (aged 68) |
| Education | Ennis College, Trinity College, Dublin (BA, LLB) |
| Occupations | colonial administrator and academic |
| Known for | Professor of Oriental Languages at Trinity College, Dublin |
| Notable work | commissioner, Rawalpindi Division, Indian Civil Service |
| Spouse | Geraldine Adelaide Hamilton Harmsworth |
| Children | 3 sons, 4 daughters |
| Father | Henry King (Deputy Surgeon-General) |
| Awards | knighted in 1919 |
Sir Lucas White King CSI FSA (8 September 1856 – 23 August 1925) was an Anglo-Irish colonial administrator and academic, Professor of Oriental Languages at Trinity College, Dublin from 1905 to 1922.
He was born in Madras, British India, on 8 September 1856, the eldest son of the Deputy Surgeon-General Henry King, also the Principal of the Medical School in Madras.[1]
He was educated at Ennis College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he received BA and LLB degrees in 1878.[2][3]
