im Thurn, Everard Ferdinand, Sir, 1852-1932 (British author, explorer, botanist, photographer and colonial administrator and husband of Hannah Cassels im Thurn)
Dates
- Existence: 9 May 1852 - 9 October 1932
Biography
Sir Everard im Thurn was educated at Marlborough College, the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Sydney. He travelled to British Guyana after completing his education, becoming Curator of the British Guyana Museum from 1877-1882. He wrote several published worked related to an expedition to Mount Roraima, including botanical observations. He became a colonial administrator in British Guyana from 1891-1899. In 1900, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath and was invested by Queen Victoria. In 1901, he was appointed Colonial Secretary and Lieutenant Governor of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was Governor of Fiji between 1904-1910 and was knighted in 1905.
He married Hannah Cassels Lorimer in 1895, daughter of James Lorimer (1818-1890) and Hannah Stodart Lorimer (1835-1916). The couple moved to Cockenzie House in East Lothian, Scotland, in 1921.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from John Henry Lorimer to Sir Everard im Thurn, 12 January 1917
Letter in English from John Henry Lorimer to Sir Everard im Thurn on the subject of Hannah Stodart's death and funeral, dated 12 January 1917.
Letter from "Louise Lorimer" to Everard, 7 October 1895
Letter in English from Louise Lorimer to Everard (Sir Everard im Thurn) on the subject of German guests at Kellie and Hannah Stodart Lorimer's health, dated 7 October 1895
Letter from "the Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear Everard", 1897
Letter in English from "the Mother" (Hannah Stodart) to "My dear Everard" (Sir Everard im Thurn) on the subject of visitors, believed to be 1897.