William Crooke
William Crooke (6 August 1848 – 25 October 1923) was a British orientalist and a key figure in the study and documentation of Anglo-Indian folklore. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, and was educated at Erasmus Smith's Tipperary Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin.Crooke joined the Indian Civil Service. While an administrator in India, he found abundant material for his researches in the ancient civilizations of the country. He found ample time to write much on the people of India, their religions, beliefs and customs. He was also an accomplished hunter.
Although Crooke was a gifted administrator, his career in the ICS lasted only 25 years because of personality clashes with his superiors. He returned to England and in 1910, he was chosen to be the president of the Anthropological Section of the British Association. In 1911, having been for many years a member of the council of the Folklore Society, he was elected its president. Re-elected as president of the society in the following year, he then became the editor of its journal, ''Folk-lore'', in 1915. He continued in this last position until his death at a nursing home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 25 October 1923.
Crooke received various honours later in life, including degrees from the universities of Oxford and Dublin and a fellowship of the British Academy. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Crooke, William, 1848-1923
Published 1971Delhi, Indological Book House, 1971.x, 361 p. illus., fold. map. 22 cm. -
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3by Crooke, William, 1848-1923
Published 1973Delhi, Cosmo Publications, 1973.xii, 270 p. map. 22 cm. -
4by Mir Hasan'ali, Mrs. B.
Published 1974Karachi : Oxford University Press, 1974.xxviii, 442 p. : front. ; 19 cm.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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5by Meer Hasan Ali, Mrs.
Published 1974Karachi, Oxford University Press, 1974.xxvi, 442 p. illus. 19 cm.Also issued online.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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6by Tod, James, 1782-1835
Published 1920London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1920.3 v. (lxix, 1862 p.) : ill., map ; 18 cm.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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7by Mir Hasan 'Ali, B., Mrs.
Published 1974Karachi, Oxford University Press, 1974.xxvi, 442 p. illus. 19 cm.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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8by Risley, Herbert Hope, Sir, 1851-1911
Published 1969Delhi, Oriental Books Reprint Corp.; exclusively distributed by Munshiram Manoharlal [1969]xxxii, 472 p. maps (1 fold. col.), 35 plates (incl. ports.), port. 25 cm.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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9by Ja'far Sharīf
Published 1972New Delhi, Oriental Books Reprint Corp. [1972]1 online resource (xl, 374 pages) illustrations.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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10by Jaʻfar Sharīf
Published 1972New Delhi, Oriental Books Reprint Corp. [1972]xl, 374 p. illus. 19 cm.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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11[London, Folklore Society]v. ill., plates (part fold.) 23 cm.Also available via World Wide Web; OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online; Subscription required for access to abstracts and full text.Other Authors: “...Crooke, William, 1848-1923...”
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