Sherring, M. A. 1826-1880
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Name (Latin)
Sherring, M. A. 1826-1880
Other forms of name
Sherring, Matthew Atmore, 1826-1880
Date of birth
1826
Date of death
1880
Gender
male
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MARC
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Sources of Information
- Benares, the sacred city of the Hindus, 1990:t.p. (M.A. Sherring)
- LC in OCLC, 7/29/94(hdg.: Sherring, Matthew Atmore, 1826-1880; usage: M.A. Sherring)
Wikipedia description:
Matthew Atmore Sherring (1826–1880), usually cited as M. A. Sherring, was an Anglican missionary in British India who was also an Indologist and wrote a number of works related to India. He was educated at Coward College, a dissenting academy in London that trained people for nonconformist ministry. Sherring joined the London Missionary Society and worked in the city of Varanasi, about which he wrote a significant book (The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times).
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