Charles Grant

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Education_for_Indians
Moral_and_ethical_governance_in_India
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:birthDate 1753-04-22
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Grant_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Debates on colonial policy
British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:contribution Advocated_for_Indian_education_reforms
gptkbp:deathDate 1823-07-31
gptkbp:field Politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Grant
gptkbp:influenced British_policy_in_India
Indian_social_reformers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkbp:inspiration Later_educational_policies_in_India
gptkbp:involved Christian_missionary_work_in_India
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Formation_of_British_policy_towards_India
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Economic_policies_in_India
gptkbp:isKnownFor Advocacy_for_Indian_rights
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Contributions to education
gptkbp:knownFor Role_in_the_British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:legacy Promoted_social_reform_in_India
gptkbp:nationality British
Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork Observations_on_the_State_of_Society_in_India
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:participatedIn Parliamentary debates
gptkbp:positionHeld Director_of_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:promoted Cultural_exchange_between_Britain_and_India
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Grant
gptkbp:supported Establishment_of_schools_in_India
Religious_tolerance_in_India
gptkbp:viewpoint Pioneer_of_Indian_education
gptkbp:wasA Philanthropist
Writer
Social reformer
Public servant
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Early 19th century politics
gptkbp:wasPartOf British_colonial_elite
East_India_Company_governance
gptkbp:wrote A_Letter_to_the_Right_Hon._Lord_Teignmouth