William Cullen (Resident), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Cullen (Resident)

British Army officer and Resident in the Kingdom of Travancore and Cochin

Date of Birth: 17-May-1785

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1862

Profession: soldier

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About William Cullen (Resident)

  • Major General William Cullen (17 May 1785 – 1 October 1862) was a British Army Officer with the Madras Artillery Regiment, and from 1840 to 1860, Resident in the Kingdom of Travancore and Cochin.
  • During his stay in India, he took a scholarly interest in the region and contributed to journals on geology, plants and the culture of the region.
  • He was instrumental in establishing the Napier Museum in Trivandrum.
  • He died at Allepey in Kerala, where a road is named after him.

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