Sir Olaf Caroe

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkbp:birthDate 1892
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1981
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Exeter_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:fieldOfWork Central Asian studies
British India administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Olaf Caroe
gptkbp:knownFor expertise on the North-West Frontier
influence on British policy in South Asia
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Pathans: 550 B.C.–A.D. 1957
Wells of Power: The Oilfields of South-Western Asia
Soviet Empire: The Turks of Central Asia and Stalinism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:civil_servant
administrator
author
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor of the North-West Frontier Province
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_George_Cunningham
gptkbp:spouse Lady Ursula Caroe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Rob_Lockhart
gptkbp:termEnd 1947
gptkbp:termStart 1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Political_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7