Author:William Wilson Hunter
British statistician, historian, and Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society
This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB9 by the initials "W. W. H."
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "W. W. H."
This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB9 by the initials "W. W. H."
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "W. W. H."
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WorksEdit
- A Comparative Dictionary of the Languages of India and High Asia (1868) (external scan)
- The Annals of Rural Bengal (1872)
- Vol. 1: Annals of Rural Bengal (transcription project)
- Vol. 2: Orissa, Vol. 1 (transcription project)
- Vol. 3: Orissa, Vol. 2 (transcription project)
- A Statistical Account of Bengal (20 vols.)
- The Indian Musalmans (1876) (transcription project)
- A Statistical Account of Assam (2 vols.)
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 2nd edition (14 vols.)
- Rulers of India (series, 28 vols.), general editor; in addition, he wrote:
- The Marquess of Dalhousie (1890) (transcription project)
- The Earl of Mayo (1892) (transcription project)
- A Brief History of the Indian Peoples (1895) (transcription project)
- History of India (9 vols.), of which he wrote:
As editorEdit
Contributions to EB9Edit
- "Bombay," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (4) (1878)
- "Calcutta," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (4) (1878)
- "Delhi," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (7) (1878)
Contributions to EB1911Edit
- "India," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (History (in part) and Geography and Statistics (in part))
Works about HunterEdit
- "Hunter, William Wilson," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1901) in 3 vols.
- "Hunter, William Wilson," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.