Rampini, Robert Fulton, 1844-1927 (East India Company Official)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1844 - 1927

Biography

A native of Edinburgh and a son of Joseph “Guissepe” Rampini (1804-1863), teacher of Italian language and literature in the Naval and Military Academy and Vice Consul at Edinburgh. At age 20 Robert took first place in the Indian Civil Service examination and was appointed to Bengal. After several years spent in administrative work, he was appointed Judge, Dacca, Bengal, in 1864, and Assistant Magistrate, Bhudruck, in 1868. In 1888 he was appointed to the Calcutta High Court, becoming Lord Chief Justice in 1907. In 1908 he retired and changed his name by Royal licence. (Aberdeen Press and Journal (Tuesday 18 October 1927), p 8). When on leave in Edinburgh he resided in his family house at 10 Gloucester Place.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

یوسف و زلیخا Yūsuf-u Zulaykhā, undated (original text compiled 15th Cent. C.E.)

Item

Identifier: Or Ms 424

Scope and Contents

A popular poem on the love of Yūsuf and Zalīkhā by the celebrated Persian poet Jāmī (d. 898 A.H.,1492 C.E.).

Dates: undated (original text compiled 15th Cent. C.E.)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia