Dictionary of Indian Biography/Blanford, Henry Francis
BLANFORD, HENRY FRANCIS (1834–1893)
Son of W. Blanford: born June 3, 1834: educated at Brighton, Brussels, and the Royal School of Mines: entered the Geological Survey of India in 1855: transferred to the Education Department in Bengal, 1862; Professor at the Presidency College, 1872: became Meteorological Reporter,first to the Government of Bengal and later to the Government of India: Hony. Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1863–8: F.G.S. 1862: F.R.S. 1880: retired in 1880: died Jan. 23, 1893. The excellence of his work in geology and meteorology, as displayed in his official duties, and his contributions to scientific publications, is acknowledged.