William Wilson Hunter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Wilson Hunter

Scottish historian and statistician

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1840

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1900

Profession: writer, historian, author, biographer, statistician

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir William Wilson Hunter (15 July 1840 – 6 February 1900) was a Scottish historian, statistician, a compiler and a member of the Indian Civil Service. He is most known for The Imperial Gazetteer of India on which he started working in 1869, and which was eventually published in nine volumes in 1881, then fourteen, and later as a twenty-six volume set after his death.