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Colin Mackenzie was a Surveyor General of India. Born in 1754 in Stornoway, Mackenzie died on 8 May 1821 in Kolkata.
Mackenzie studied at Dollar Academy. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society.
With a Wikipedia article in 19 languages, Colin Mackenzie is No. 73,071 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 1754, Stornoway
- Died
- 8 May 1821, Kolkata
- Country
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Known as
- Linguist, cartographer, engineer
- Field
- Military
- Education
- Dollar Academy
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 19
Did you know
67
Lived to 67.
4
One of 4 people in the Index born in Stornoway, with Alexander Mackenzie.
19
Has a Wikipedia article in 19 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
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