Walter Roper Lawrence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Roper Lawrence

English author in the Indian Civil Service

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1857

Place of Birth: Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-May-1940

Profession: writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1857 – 25 May 1940) was a member of the British Council-09 and an English author who served in the Indian Civil Service under the British in India and wrote travelogues based on his experiences of traveling around the Indian Subcontinent.
Over the course of his wanderings, he developed a close affinity with the Indian and Kashmiri people, who figure prominently in his work.
His best-known books are The Valley of Kashmir (1895) and The India we Served (1929). Walter Roper Lawrence was born on 9 February 1857 at his home town Moreton-on-Lugg, Herefordshire, England, the son of George Lawrence and Catherine Lewis.
He married Lilian Gertrude James on 18 March 1885.



Alternative names	"Spy", "Drawl"
Description	British portrait painter and caricaturist
Date of birth/death	21 November 1851	15 May 1922
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q920924 VIAF: 50798189 ISNI: 0000 0000 8452 2607 ULAN: 500015150 LCCN: n88603066 NLA: 35590992 WorldCat