H. Hyde Explained

H. Hyde was a British Army officer and indologist.

Hyde was an officer in the Royal Engineers in Bengal, India. He was appointed to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1846.^[1] He was president of The Asiatic Society of Bengal for 1873/74^[2] and became a trustee of the associated Indian Museum in 1873.^[3]

See also

• List of presidents of The Asiatic Society

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=UwkLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA130 The India Army and Civil Service List. July, 1869.
2. http://asiaticsocietycal.com/president/index.htm Presidents & Secretaries.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=IK3RAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR52 The Indian Museum 1814-1914.