The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 36, August 21, 2005, Article 17

SIR WALTER ELLIOT, NUMISMATIC SCHOLAR OF MADRAS

A recent article published on the web discusses the career
of numismatist Sir Walter Elliot:

"He came to Madras in 1821 and worked till 1860. At the
time of his retirement, he had risen to the position of a Member
of the Council of the Governor of Madras. He was a life long
and devoted student of Oriental Studies. He had wide-ranging
interests, which included Botany, Zoology, Indian languages,
Numismatics and Archeology. He rescued the Amaravathi
Marbles, which are now housed in the British Museum along
with his coin collection and collection of other artifacts. The
credit for compiling a valuable history of coins in South India
goes to Sir Walter Elliot who was a great numismatist.

His work, 'Coins of Southern India', formed part of the famous
series 'Numismata Orientalia', published in 1884."

"He was an authority on Sanskrit legal literature and his
elucidation of the Dharma Shastra Texts were so clear that
not a single intricate point of Hindu Law was decided without
his opinion being taken. Sir Walter Elliot and Ranganatha
Sastri were great friends and they helped each other in their
oriental studies. Sir Walter Elliot lived in Randals Road,
Vepery and his house was the beehive of several national
and international oriental scholars for one generation."

To read the full article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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