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	~~'''~~James Burgess~~'''~~ [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]] [[FRSE]] [[FRGS]] MRAS LLD (14 August 1832<ref name=IndBio>Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) (1915) [https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc ''The Indian biographical dictionary 1915''.] Madras: Pillar & Co., pp. 71-72. [[s:The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Burgess, James\|At Wikisource.]]</ref> – 3 October 1916), was the founder of ''[[The Indian Antiquary]]'' in 1872<ref name=Temp>[[Richard Carnac Temple\|Temple, Richard Carnac]]. (1922) ''[https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsofthei00temprich Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary]''. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, p. 3.</ref> and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Apte \|first1=Pradeep \|title='त्यांची' भारतविद्या : सर्वसमावेशक 'अँटिक्वेरी'… \|url=https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/head-of-the-department-of-archeology-the-indian-antiquary-benevolent-institution-akp-94-2464160/ \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|work=[[Loksatta]] \|date=7 May 2021 \|location=[[Pune]] \|language=mr-IN}}</ref>		{{Infobox person
			\| name = James Burgess
			\| honorific_suffix = {{small\|[[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]], [[FRSE]], [[FRGS]], MRAS, [[Doctor of Letters\|LLD]]}}
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			\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1832\|08\|14\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = [[Kirkmahoe]], [[Dumfriesshire]], [[Scotland]], UK
			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1916\|10\|03\|1832\|08\|14\|df=y}}
			\| death_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
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			\| alma_mater = {{ubl\|[[University of Glasgow]]\|[[University of Edinburgh]]}}
			\| occupation = [[Archaeologist]]
			\| title = Director General of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
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			\| known_for = 19th-century Indian archaeology
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			'''James Burgess''' (14 August 1832<ref name=IndBio>Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) (1915) [https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc ''The Indian biographical dictionary 1915''.] Madras: Pillar & Co., pp. 71-72. [[s:The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Burgess, James\|At Wikisource.]]</ref> – 3 October 1916), was the founder of ''[[The Indian Antiquary]]'' in 1872<ref name=Temp>[[Richard Carnac Temple\|Temple, Richard Carnac]]. (1922) ''[https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsofthei00temprich Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary]''. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, p. 3.</ref> and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Apte \|first1=Pradeep \|title='त्यांची' भारतविद्या : सर्वसमावेशक 'अँटिक्वेरी'… \|url=https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/head-of-the-department-of-archeology-the-indian-antiquary-benevolent-institution-akp-94-2464160/ \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|work=[[Loksatta]] \|date=7 May 2021 \|location=[[Pune]] \|language=mr-IN}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
	[[File:22 Seton Place, Edinburgh.jpg\|thumb~~\|300px~~\|22 Seton Place, Edinburgh]]		[[File:22 Seton Place, Edinburgh.jpg\|thumb\|22 Seton Place, Edinburgh]]
	Burgess was born on 14 August 1832 in [[Kirkmahoe]], Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Dumfries and then the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell">{{cite journal\|last1=Sewell\|first1=R. \|title=Dr. James Burgess, C.I.E., LL.D., Etc. \|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland \|date=1917 \|volume=49 \|pages=195–199\|doi=10.1017/S0035869X00050243 \|jstor=25189536}}</ref>		Burgess was born on 14 August 1832 in [[Kirkmahoe]], Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Dumfries and then the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell">{{cite journal\|last1=Sewell\|first1=R. \|title=Dr. James Burgess, C.I.E., LL.D., Etc. \|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland \|date=1917 \|volume=49 \|pages=195–199\|doi=10.1017/S0035869X00050243 \|jstor=25189536\|doi-access=free }}</ref>

	He did educational work in [[Calcutta]], 1856 and [[Bombay]], 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society ~~1868-73~~. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886~~-89~~ he was Director General, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=IndBio/>		He did educational work in [[Calcutta]], 1856 and [[Bombay]], 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society 1868–73. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886 to 1889 he was Director General, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=IndBio/>

	In 1881 the [[University of Edinburgh]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD).<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">{{Cite ~~web~~ \|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) \|author=C D Waterston \|author2=A Macmillan Shearer \|~~website~~=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] \|isbn=090219884X \|date=July 2006 \|access-date=18 September 2015 \|archive-date=24 January 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In 1881 the [[University of Edinburgh]] awarded him an honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] (LLD).<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">{{Cite book \|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) \|author=C D Waterston \|author2=A Macmillan Shearer \|publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] \|isbn=090219884X \|date=July 2006 \|access-date=18 September 2015 \|archive-date=24 January 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	He retired to [[Edinburgh]] around 1892.		He retired to [[Edinburgh]] around 1892.

	He was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1894. He won its [[Keith Medal]] for ~~1897-99~~, and served as their Vice President 1908 to 1914.<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/>		He was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1894. He won its [[Keith Medal]] for 1897–99, and served as their Vice President 1908 to 1914.<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/>

	He died on 3 October 1916, at 22 Seton Place in [[Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell" />		He died on 3 October 1916, at 22 Seton Place in Edinburgh.<ref name="Sewell" />

	==Selected publications==		==Selected publications==
	*''The ~~temples~~ of Shatrunjaya''. 1869.		*''The Temples of Shatrunjaya''. 1869.
	*''The ~~rock temples~~ of Elephanta''. 1871.		*''The Rock Temples of Elephanta''. 1871.
	*''Temples of Somanath, Gunagadh and Girnar''. 1870.		*''Temples of Somanath, Gunagadh and Girnar''. 1870.
	*''Scenery and ~~architecture~~ in Guzarat and Rajputana''. 1873.		*''Scenery and Architecture in Guzarat and Rajputana''. 1873.
	*''Notes on Ajanta paintings''. 1879.		*''Notes on Ajanta paintings''. 1879.
	*''The ~~cave temples~~ of India''. 1880. (With [[James Fergusson (architect)\|James Fergusson]])		*''The Cave Temples of India''. 1880. (With [[James Fergusson (architect)\|James Fergusson]])
	*''Archaeological ~~survey~~ of Western India''. 9 vols., 1874 - 1905.		*''Archaeological Survey of Western India''. 9 vols., 1874 - 1905.
	*''Buddhist ~~stupas~~ of Amaravati, etc.'' 1887.		*''Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati, etc.'' 1887.
	*''Antiquities of Dabhoi''. 1888.		*''Antiquities of Dabhoi''. 1888.
	*''The Sharqi ~~architecture~~ of Jaiinpur''. 1889. (Editor)		*''The Sharqi Architecture of Jaiinpur''. 1889. (Editor)
	*''Archaeological ~~research~~ in India''. 1890.		*''Archaeological Research in India''. 1890.
	*''[[Epigraphia Indica]]''. ~~1889-94~~. (2 vols.)		*''[[Epigraphia Indica]]''. 1889–94. (2 vols.)
	*''On Hindu ~~astronomy~~''. 1893.		*''On Hindu Astronomy''. 1893.
	*''Constable's ~~hand~~-Gazetteer of India''. 1898.		*''Constable's Hand-Gazetteer of India''. 1898.
	*''Hypsometry by ~~boiling~~-point''. 1858 and 1863.		*''Hypsometry by Boiling-point''. 1858 and 1863.
	*''Transliteration of Indian ~~place~~-names''. 1868, ~~1894-95~~.		*''Transliteration of Indian Place-names''. 1868, 1894–95.
	*''On the ~~error~~-function ~~definite integral~~''. 1898. (awarded the Keith medal, R.S.E.)		*''On the Error-function Definite Integral''. 1898. (awarded the Keith medal, R.S.E.)
	*''The Gandhara ~~sculptures~~''. 1899 and 1900.		*''The Gandhara Sculptures''. 1899 and 1900.
	*''Buddhist ~~art~~ in India''. 1901. (enlarged translation)		*''Buddhist Art in India''. 1901. (enlarged translation)
	*''The Indian ~~sect~~ of the Jainas''. 1903. (translated and edited)		*''The Indian Sect of the Jainas''. 1903. (translated and edited)
	*''Fergusson's Indian and ~~eastern architecture~~''. 1919. (enlarged edition)		*''Fergusson's Indian and Eastern Architecture''. 1919. (enlarged edition)

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	'''James Burgess''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]] [[FRSE]] [[FRGS]] MRAS LLD (14 August 1832<ref name=IndBio>Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) (1915) [https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc ''The Indian biographical dictionary 1915''.] Madras: Pillar & Co., pp. 71-72. [[s:The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Burgess, James\|At Wikisource.]]</ref> – 3 October 1916), was the founder of ''[[The Indian Antiquary]]'' in 1872<ref name=Temp>[[Richard Carnac Temple\|Temple, Richard Carnac]]. (1922) ''[https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsofthei00temprich Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary]''. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, p. 3.</ref> and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Apte \|first1=Pradeep \|title=~~‘त्यांची’~~ भारतविद्या : सर्वसमावेशक ~~‘अँटिक्वेरी’…~~ \|url=https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/head-of-the-department-of-archeology-the-indian-antiquary-benevolent-institution-akp-94-2464160/ \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|work=[[Loksatta]] \|date=7 May 2021 \|location=[[Pune]] \|language=mr-IN}}</ref>		'''James Burgess''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]] [[FRSE]] [[FRGS]] MRAS LLD (14 August 1832<ref name=IndBio>Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) (1915) [https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc ''The Indian biographical dictionary 1915''.] Madras: Pillar & Co., pp. 71-72. [[s:The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Burgess, James\|At Wikisource.]]</ref> – 3 October 1916), was the founder of ''[[The Indian Antiquary]]'' in 1872<ref name=Temp>[[Richard Carnac Temple\|Temple, Richard Carnac]]. (1922) ''[https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsofthei00temprich Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary]''. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, p. 3.</ref> and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Apte \|first1=Pradeep \|title='त्यांची' भारतविद्या : सर्वसमावेशक 'अँटिक्वेरी'… \|url=https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/head-of-the-department-of-archeology-the-indian-antiquary-benevolent-institution-akp-94-2464160/ \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|work=[[Loksatta]] \|date=7 May 2021 \|location=[[Pune]] \|language=mr-IN}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
	[[File:22 Seton Place, Edinburgh.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|22 Seton Place, Edinburgh]]		[[File:22 Seton Place, Edinburgh.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|22 Seton Place, Edinburgh]]
	Burgess was born on 14 August 1832 in [[Kirkmahoe]], Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Dumfries and then the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell">{{cite journal\|last1=Sewell\|first1=R. \|title=Dr. James Burgess, C.I.E., LL.D., Etc. \|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland \|date=1917 \|pages=195–199\|jstor=25189536}}</ref>		Burgess was born on 14 August 1832 in [[Kirkmahoe]], Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Dumfries and then the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell">{{cite journal\|last1=Sewell\|first1=R. \|title=Dr. James Burgess, C.I.E., LL.D., Etc. \|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland \|date=1917 \|volume=49 \|pages=195–199\|doi=10.1017/S0035869X00050243 \|jstor=25189536}}</ref>

	He did educational work in [[Calcutta]], 1856 and [[Bombay]], 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society 1868-73. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886-89 he was Director General, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=IndBio/>		He did educational work in [[Calcutta]], 1856 and [[Bombay]], 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society 1868-73. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886-89 he was Director General, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=IndBio/>

	In 1881 the [[University of Edinburgh]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD).<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf</ref>		In 1881 the [[University of Edinburgh]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD).<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) \|author=C D Waterston \|author2=A Macmillan Shearer \|website=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] \|isbn=090219884X \|date=July 2006 \|access-date=18 September 2015 \|archive-date=24 January 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	He retired to [[Edinburgh]] around 1892.		He retired to [[Edinburgh]] around 1892.

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'''James Burgess''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[FRSE]] [[FRGS]] MRAS LLD (14 August 1832<ref name=IndBio>Hayavadana Rao, C. (Ed.) (1915) [https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc ''The Indian biographical dictionary 1915''.] Madras: Pillar & Co., pp. 71-72. [[s:The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Burgess, James|At Wikisource.]]</ref> – 3 October 1916), was the founder of ''[[The Indian Antiquary]]'' in 1872<ref name=Temp>[[Richard Carnac Temple|Temple, Richard Carnac]]. (1922) ''[https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsofthei00temprich Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary]''. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, p. 3.</ref> and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Apte |first1=Pradeep |title=‘त्यांची’ भारतविद्या : सर्वसमावेशक ‘अँटिक्वेरी’… |url=https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/head-of-the-department-of-archeology-the-indian-antiquary-benevolent-institution-akp-94-2464160/ |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=[[Loksatta]] |date=7 May 2021 |location=[[Pune]] |language=mr-IN}}</ref>

==Life==
[[File:22 Seton Place, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|300px|22 Seton Place, Edinburgh]]
Burgess was born on 14 August 1832 in [[Kirkmahoe]], Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Dumfries and then the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell">{{cite journal|last1=Sewell|first1=R. |title=Dr. James Burgess, C.I.E., LL.D., Etc. |journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |date=1917 |pages=195–199|jstor=25189536}}</ref>

He did educational work in [[Calcutta]], 1856 and [[Bombay]], 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society 1868-73. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886-89 he was Director General, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=IndBio/>

In 1881 the [[University of Edinburgh]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD).<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf</ref>

He retired to [[Edinburgh]] around 1892.

He was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1894. He won its [[Keith Medal]] for 1897-99, and served as their Vice President 1908 to 1914.<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/>

He died on 3 October 1916, at 22 Seton Place in [[Edinburgh]].<ref name="Sewell" />

==Selected publications==
*''The temples of Shatrunjaya''. 1869.
*''The rock temples of Elephanta''. 1871.
*''Temples of Somanath, Gunagadh and Girnar''. 1870.
*''Scenery and architecture in Guzarat and Rajputana''. 1873.
*''Notes on Ajanta paintings''. 1879.
*''The cave temples of India''. 1880. (With [[James Fergusson (architect)|James Fergusson]])
*''Archaeological survey of Western India''. 9 vols., 1874 - 1905.
*''Buddhist stupas of Amaravati, etc.'' 1887.
*''Antiquities of Dabhoi''. 1888.
*''The Sharqi architecture of Jaiinpur''. 1889. (Editor)
*''Archaeological research in India''. 1890.
*''[[Epigraphia Indica]]''. 1889-94. (2 vols.)
*''On Hindu astronomy''. 1893.
*''Constable's hand-Gazetteer of India''. 1898.
*''Hypsometry by boiling-point''. 1858 and 1863.
*''Transliteration of Indian place-names''. 1868, 1894-95.
*''On the error-function definite integral''. 1898. (awarded the Keith medal, R.S.E.)
*''The Gandhara sculptures''. 1899 and 1900.
*''Buddhist art in India''. 1901. (enlarged translation)
*''The Indian sect of the Jainas''. 1903. (translated and edited)
*''Fergusson's Indian and eastern architecture''. 1919. (enlarged edition)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Burgess,+James | name=James Burgess}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=James Burgess |birth=1832 |death=1916 |sopt=t }}

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