Hugh Trevor Lambrick

Hugh Trevor Lambrick (1904–1982) was a British archaeologist, historian and administrator.

During his career as a member of the elite Indian Civil Service he also became famous for his archaeological work at Mohenjodaro and Harappa.

Early life

He was born on 20 April 1904 at Shardlow, Derbyshire, England.[1]

His parents were Charles Mengier Lambrick (1862–1947) and Jessie Mabel Trevor (1875–1946).[2][3][4]

Career

He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.[5] From 1927 to 1947 he served in Sindh province (present day Pakistan) as Commissioner where he did most of his archaeological work.[5]

He along with Walter Fairservis is most well known for his archaeological research at Mohenjodaro.[6]

After retiring from the Civil Service, he became a historian and a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford University where he served from 1951 to 1971.[5]

Honours

In 1944, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire.

Bibliography

His collected papers are held at The British Library.[7]

His best known book is John Jacob of Jacobabad.[8][9]

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References
  1. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  2. "Hugh Trevor Lambrick, father of 0 - Ancestry". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. "Jessie Lambrick - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". myheritage.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. "Charles Lambrick - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". myheritage.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  5. Cook, C. (2012). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Taylor & Francis. p. 118. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  6. Publishing, B.E.; Pletcher, K. (2010). The History of India. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. p. 43. ISBN 9781615302017. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  7. "Papers of Hugh Trevor Lambrick, Indian Civil Service, Sind 1927-47, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford 1947-71 | The National Archives". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  8. "John Jacob of Jacolabad by Lambrick, Hugh Trevor: Cassell Unknown Binding - Black Paw Books". abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  9. "H.T. Lambrick (Author of John Jacob Of Jacobabad)". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
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