Victor Purcell
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Victor William Williams Saunders Purcell CMG
, PhD
, Litt.D (Cantab.)
(26 January, 1896-2 January, 1965) was a British colonial
public servant, historian, poet and Sinologist
in Malaya
(now Malaysia).
After the World War I, Purcell pursued his undergraduate study in Cambridge University, studying history in Trinity College.
During his service in Malaya he dealt in particular with the role of the local minority Chinese and published on this subject some significant works.
In 1926 he spent seven months as District Officer on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, with wide-ranging but largely undemanding responsibilities in that remote mining community (Magistrate, Assistant District Judge, Port Officer, Port Health Officer, Postal Agent, Assistant Protector of the Chinese plus others.
From 1949 he was a lecturer in Far Eastern History at Cambridge University.
In 1978 he was honoured by a postage stamp
of Christmas Island.
Order of St Michael and St George
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, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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, Litt.D (Cantab.)
Doctor of Letters
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(26 January, 1896-2 January, 1965) was a British colonial
Colonialism
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public servant, historian, poet and Sinologist
Sinology
Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China, but, especially in the American academic context, refers more strictly to the study of classical language and literature, and the philological approach...
in Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
(now Malaysia).
After the World War I, Purcell pursued his undergraduate study in Cambridge University, studying history in Trinity College.
During his service in Malaya he dealt in particular with the role of the local minority Chinese and published on this subject some significant works.
In 1926 he spent seven months as District Officer on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, with wide-ranging but largely undemanding responsibilities in that remote mining community (Magistrate, Assistant District Judge, Port Officer, Port Health Officer, Postal Agent, Assistant Protector of the Chinese plus others.
From 1949 he was a lecturer in Far Eastern History at Cambridge University.
In 1978 he was honoured by a postage stamp
Postage stamp
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of Christmas Island.