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	Osborn was a serious thinker on both religious and political topics. As a young man he enjoyed the friendship of [[F. D. Maurice]] and of [[Charles Kingsley]], and occasionally wrote papers in the magazines on Maurice's religious position and influence. While in India, he was a conscientious student of [[Eastern religion]]s, and spent fourteen years in studying materials for his two works, ''Islam under the Arabs'', 1876, and ''Islam under the Khalifs of Baghdad'', 1877; 2nd ed. 1880. These books are highly valued by serious students. They are considered models of lucid and graceful treatment of a perplexing subject{{By whom\|date=October ~~2022~~}}. At the same time, Osborn was always a zealous advocate of the rights of the native [[India]]ns, and his retirement from the army was largely due to his dissatisfaction with the policy of [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton\|Lord Lytton]], which, in his opinion, outraged native sentiment and needlessly provoked the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Upon his return from India, he settled at [[Hampstead]], and mainly devoted himself to journalistic and literary work. He became London correspondent of [[The Statesman (India)\|the ''Calcutta Statesman'']], and took a leading part in the conduct of the London office of the ''Statesman'', which was published for a few months in 1879 and 1880 with a view to resisting [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s policy in India. In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and ''[[The Contemporary Review]]'', he also wrote much on India and on native claims to popular government.		Osborn was a serious thinker on both religious and political topics. As a young man he enjoyed the friendship of [[F. D. Maurice]] and of [[Charles Kingsley]], and occasionally wrote papers in the magazines on Maurice's religious position and influence. While in India, he was a conscientious student of [[Eastern religion]]s, and spent fourteen years in studying materials for his two works, ''Islam under the Arabs'', 1876, and ''Islam under the Khalifs of Baghdad'', 1877; 2nd ed. 1880. These books are highly valued by serious students. They are considered models of lucid and graceful treatment of a perplexing subject{{By whom\|date=October 2009}}. At the same time, Osborn was always a zealous advocate of the rights of the native [[India]]ns, and his retirement from the army was largely due to his dissatisfaction with the policy of [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton\|Lord Lytton]], which, in his opinion, outraged native sentiment and needlessly provoked the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Upon his return from India, he settled at [[Hampstead]], and mainly devoted himself to journalistic and literary work. He became London correspondent of [[The Statesman (India)\|the ''Calcutta Statesman'']], and took a leading part in the conduct of the London office of the ''Statesman'', which was published for a few months in 1879 and 1880 with a view to resisting [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s policy in India. In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and ''[[The Contemporary Review]]'', he also wrote much on India and on native claims to popular government.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	Lieutenant-Colonel '''Robert Durie Osborn''' (1835–1889) was a ~~[[United Kingdom\|~~British]] [[army]] officer. Osborn was born at [[Agra]], [[India]], on 6 Aug. 1835. His father, Henry Roche Osborn, entered the [[~~British~~ East India Company]]'s service in May 1819, and served most of his time in the 54th Native Infantry, but later was [[lieutenant-colonel]] of the 13th Native Infantry; he died at [[Ferozepore]] in 1849.		Lieutenant-Colonel '''Robert Durie Osborn''' (1835–1889) was a British [[army]] officer. Osborn was born at [[Agra]], [[India]], on 6 Aug. 1835. His father, Henry Roche Osborn, entered the British [[East India Company]]'s service in May 1819, and served most of his time in the 54th Native Infantry, but later was [[lieutenant-colonel]] of the 13th Native Infantry; he died at [[Ferozepore]] in 1849.

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	==Writings==		==Writings==
	Osborn was a serious thinker on both religious and political topics. As a young man he enjoyed the friendship of [[F. D. Maurice]] and of [[Charles Kingsley]], and occasionally wrote papers in the magazines on Maurice's religious position and influence. While in India, he was a conscientious student of [[Eastern religion]]s, and spent fourteen years in studying materials for his two works, ''Islam under the Arabs'', 1876, and ''Islam under the Khalifs of Baghdad'', 1877; 2nd ed. 1880. These books are highly valued by serious students. They are considered models of lucid and graceful treatment of a perplexing subject{{By whom\|date=October ~~2009~~}}. At the same time, Osborn was always a zealous advocate of the rights of the native [[India]]ns, and his retirement from the army was largely due to his dissatisfaction with the policy of [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton\|Lord Lytton]], which, in his opinion, outraged native sentiment and needlessly provoked the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Upon his return from India, he settled at [[Hampstead]], and mainly devoted himself to journalistic and literary work. He became London correspondent of [[The Statesman (India)\|the ''Calcutta Statesman'']], and took a leading part in the conduct of the London office of the ''Statesman'', which was published for a few months in 1879 and 1880 with a view to resisting [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s policy in India. In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and ''[[The Contemporary Review]]'', he also wrote much on India and on native claims to popular government.		Osborn was a serious thinker on both religious and political topics. As a young man he enjoyed the friendship of [[F. D. Maurice]] and of [[Charles Kingsley]], and occasionally wrote papers in the magazines on Maurice's religious position and influence. While in India, he was a conscientious student of [[Eastern religion]]s, and spent fourteen years in studying materials for his two works, ''Islam under the Arabs'', 1876, and ''Islam under the Khalifs of Baghdad'', 1877; 2nd ed. 1880. These books are highly valued by serious students. They are considered models of lucid and graceful treatment of a perplexing subject{{By whom\|date=October 2022}}. At the same time, Osborn was always a zealous advocate of the rights of the native [[India]]ns, and his retirement from the army was largely due to his dissatisfaction with the policy of [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton\|Lord Lytton]], which, in his opinion, outraged native sentiment and needlessly provoked the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Upon his return from India, he settled at [[Hampstead]], and mainly devoted himself to journalistic and literary work. He became London correspondent of [[The Statesman (India)\|the ''Calcutta Statesman'']], and took a leading part in the conduct of the London office of the ''Statesman'', which was published for a few months in 1879 and 1880 with a view to resisting [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s policy in India. In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and ''[[The Contemporary Review]]'', he also wrote much on India and on native claims to popular government.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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Lieutenant-Colonel '''Robert Durie Osborn''' (1835–1889) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[army]] officer. Osborn was born at [[Agra]], [[India]], on 6 Aug. 1835. His father, Henry Roche Osborn, entered the [[British East India Company]]'s service in May 1819, and served most of his time in the 54th Native Infantry, but later was [[lieutenant-colonel]] of the 13th Native Infantry; he died at [[Ferozepore]] in 1849.

==Military career==
Robert was educated as a cadet at Dr. Greig's school at [[Walthamstow]], and was appointed ensign of the 26th [[Bengal Native Infantry]] 16 Aug. 1854, becoming [[lieutenant]] on 31 July 1857. He served throughout the [[Indian Mutiny]] campaign of 1857–1859, and was present in the actions of [[Boolundshuhur]] on 27 Sept., and of [[Allyghur]] on 5 Oct. 1857. He commanded a detachment of the 4th Punjab infantry at the actions of [[Gungeree]] and [[Puttiallee]], was present in various operations against the rebels in the [[Agra district]], served with Colonel [[Colin Troup|Troup]]'s column in [[Oude]] in November 1858, and took part in the action at [[Biswah]]. From January to May 1859, he was with the [[Saugor]] field force under General [[George Cornish Whitlock|Whitlock]]; then he commanded a field detachment in the [[Ooraie district]], and later defeated a party of rebels at [[Tudhoorkee]]. In 1859–60 he was with the [[Bundelcund]] field force under [[Brigadier Wheeler]], and for his services received a medal. He was made lieutenant in the [[Bengal Staff Corps]] 30 July 1857 and captain 20 Dec. 1865. On 25 Aug. 1859, he became adjutant of the 2nd regiment of Sikh [[irregular cavalry]], a regiment converted into the 12th regiment of [[Bengal]] [[cavalry]] in 1861, in which Osborn was third squad officer from 4 Nov. 1865 to 17 May 1866. He was captain in his regiment 8 June 1868 to 1872. In the latter year he was appointed tutor to the [[Paikharah]] wards, became major 20 Dec. 1873, and retired with the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel on 1 May 1879. He served through the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War|Afghan campaign]] of that year, but retired after the signing of the [[Treaty of Gandamak]].

==Writings==
Osborn was a serious thinker on both religious and political topics. As a young man he enjoyed the friendship of [[F. D. Maurice]] and of [[Charles Kingsley]], and occasionally wrote papers in the magazines on Maurice's religious position and influence. While in India, he was a conscientious student of [[Eastern religion]]s, and spent fourteen years in studying materials for his two works, ''Islam under the Arabs'', 1876, and ''Islam under the Khalifs of Baghdad'', 1877; 2nd ed. 1880. These books are highly valued by serious students. They are considered models of lucid and graceful treatment of a perplexing subject{{By whom|date=October 2009}}. At the same time, Osborn was always a zealous advocate of the rights of the native [[India]]ns, and his retirement from the army was largely due to his dissatisfaction with the policy of [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton|Lord Lytton]], which, in his opinion, outraged native sentiment and needlessly provoked the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. Upon his return from India, he settled at [[Hampstead]], and mainly devoted himself to journalistic and literary work. He became London correspondent of [[The Statesman (India)|the ''Calcutta Statesman'']], and took a leading part in the conduct of the London office of the ''Statesman'', which was published for a few months in 1879 and 1880 with a view to resisting [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s policy in India. In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and ''[[The Contemporary Review]]'', he also wrote much on India and on native claims to popular government.

==Personal life==
Osborn was an indefatigable [[lawn tennis]] player. He died on [[Good Friday]], 19 April 1889, while engaged playing a match with [[Ernest Renshaw]], the champion of all England, at the [[Hyde Park, London]] [[tennis court]] in [[England]]. He married at Trinity Church, [[Bayswater]], 12 Nov. 1864, to Edith, daughter of the Rev. Gregory Rhodes, by whom he had two daughters.

An [[oil painting|oil]] [[portrait]] of Osborn was painted by Mr. J. R. Hodgson, R.A., in 1877, and was exhibited in the Royal Academy. It was presented to Osborn by the artist, and it passed on to his family.

==Works==
* ''Friends of the Foreigner in the Nineteenth Century: a Critique,'' 1879
* ''Lawn Tennis: its Players and how to Play,'' 1881; 2nd edit. 1884.

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