Rice, B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis), 1837-1927
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Archaeology
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found: Nāgavarma. Nāgavarmmā's Karnātaka bhāshā bhūshana, 1985:t.p. (Lewis Rice)
found: New Delhi non-MARC file(hdg.: Rice, Benjamin Lewis, 1837-1927)
found: NUC 1963-67(hdg.: Rice, Benjamin Lewis, 1837-1927 ; usage: Lewis Rice) LC catg. of ptd. cards, 1945, v. 125 (usage: B. Lewis Rice)
found: Mysore and Coorg from the inscriptions, 1909:t.p. (B. Lewis Rice)
found: UK Who's Who, online ed., 3 Feb. 2011(Rice, (Benjamin) Lewis; late Director of Archaeological Researches, Mysore; born 1837, son of Rev. B. Rice; died 10 July 1927)
found: Christian Persecution Update India website, 3 Feb. 2011(Benjamin Lewis Rice; born in Bangalore in July 1837 to missionary parents; his father was Benjamin Holt Rice [no, see below]; returned to India with a BA in 1860; appointed principal of Bangalore High School and later held various other educational posts; became fluent in several Indian languages and took an interest in archaeological inscriptions; major works incl. "Mysore gazetteer" and "Epigraphia Carnatica") - http://www.persecution.in/content/rev-benjamin-lewis-rice-missionaries-contributions-india found: E-mail from Douglas Rice, great grandson, 4 Feb. 2011(Benjamin Lewis Rice was not himself a clergyman; his father was the Rev. Benjamin Rice (1814-1887) not Benjamin Holt Rice, who may have been a cousin)
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1985-08-23: new
2015-02-14: revised
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