George Turnour Jnr, CCS was a British colonial administrator, scholar and a historian. A member of the Ceylon Civil Service, he served as a Government Agent, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of the Colony. Wikipedia
Born: 1799
Died: April 10, 1843 (age 44 years)
Books: The Mahávan̥sa, Eleven Years in Ceylon: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of that Colony, and an Account of Its History and Antiquities, The Mahawanso: In Roman Characters with the Translation Subjoined and an Introductory Essay on Pali Buddhistical Literature, in Two Volumes - Vol. 1, and more
Parents: Maria Emilie de Bausset and George Turnour