John Crawfurd

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diplomat
explorer
historian
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Asiatic_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1783-01-13
gptkbp:children John_Crawfurd_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Crawfurd's_Law
gptkbp:deathDate 1868-06-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field geography
sociology
anthropology
political science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Crawfurd
gptkbp:influenced geography
sociology
modern anthropology
colonial studies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Mill
gptkbp:knownFor his_work_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Javanese
gptkb:Malay
English
Sanskrit
gptkbp:legacy advocacy for indigenous rights
influence on later explorers
contributions to ethnographic studies
impact_on_British_colonial_policy
Crawfurd's_observations_on_Malay_culture
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent diplomatic_mission_to_Siam
expedition_to_Borneo
exploration_of_Sumatra
study_of_the_Malay_Peninsula
gptkbp:notableWork History_of_the_Indian_Archipelago
gptkbp:occupation physician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:researchFocus trade routes
ethnography
colonial_administration
Southeast_Asian_cultures
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Crawfurd