Значение слова ORME в Литературной энциклопедии

ORME

ROBERT (1728-1801).-Historian, _s._ of an Indian army doctor, _b._ at Travancore, and after being at Harrow, entered the service of the East India Company. Owing to failure of health he had to return home in 1760, and then wrote his _History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from 1745_ (1763-78), a well-written and accurate work, showing great research. He also _pub._ _Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire, the Morattoes and English Concerns in Indostan from 1659_ (1782). His collections relating to India are preserved at the India Office.

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