William Crooke

William Crooke was a civil servant, ethnologist, orientalist, indian civil service, beamter and colonial administrator (1848–1923). He was born at Ireland.

William Crooke in brief

Born
1848
Died
1923
Known for
civil servant, ethnologist, orientalist, indian civil service, beamter, colonial administrator and photographer
Place of birth
Ireland
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Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1684 to 2008.

[William Crooke correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. William Crookes (1832-1919) and the commercialization of science / William H. Brock., dated [2008], held by Wellcome Collection. 'William Crookes Material', dated 20th century, held by Wellcome Collection. A plain and easie method for preserving [by God's blessing] those that are well from the infection of the plague, or any contagious distemper in city, camp, fleet, &c. and for curing such as are infected with it. Written in the year 1666 / By Tho. Willis ... With a poem on the virtue of a laurel leaf for curing of a rheumatism. By W[illiam] B[olton]. Never before printed., dated 1691, held by Wellcome Collection. The mystery of curing comprehensively, explained and proved, argumentatively & practically in three parts ... / [Everard Maynwaringe]., dated 1694, held by Wellcome Collection. By the Lords Justices and Council of Ireland, a proclamation. Promising a reward for taking and apprehending Sir Andrew Aylmer, Garret Darcy, John Ambrose, Garret Anbrose, Thomas Ledwitch, William Mullan Nicholas Maccan, Rose Wade als. Farrel, Nicholas Bath, and Nugent als. Sheridan, a popish priest, dated 1722, held by Wellcome Collection. A Discourse about conscience, relating to the present differences among us : in opposition to both extreams of popery and fanaticism., dated 1684, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 195 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Crooke, William, (6 Aug. 1848–25 Oct. 1923), retired Indian Civil Service, Who Was Who, 2007. Crooke, William (1848–1923), folklorist, anthropologist, and lexicographer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2026. Dr. William Crooke, Nature, 1923. William Crooke [crookwilli004552], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025. In Memoriam : William Crooke (1848–1923)., Folklore, 1923. Why Desist Hyphenated Identities? Reading Syed Amanuddin's Don't Call Me Indo-Anglian, East European Journal of Psycholinguistics, 2018.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Project Gutenberg.

The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 1 (of 2) — Project Gutenberg. The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 2 (of 2) — Project Gutenberg. The tribes and castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume 1 (of 4) — Project Gutenberg. The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India — Project Gutenberg. The tribes and castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume 2 (of 4) — Project Gutenberg. Diamonds — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1691A plain and easie method for preserving [by God's blessing] those that are well from the infection of the plague, or any contagious distemper in city, camp, fleet, &c. and for curing such as are infected with it. Written in the year 1666 / By Tho. Willis ... With a poem on the virtue of a laurel leaf for curing of a rheumatism. By W[illiam] B[olton]. Never before printed. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1694The mystery of curing comprehensively, explained and proved, argumentatively & practically in three parts ... / [Everard Maynwaringe]. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1722By the Lords Justices and Council of Ireland, a proclamation. Promising a reward for taking and apprehending Sir Andrew Aylmer, Garret Darcy, John Ambrose, Garret Anbrose, Thomas Ledwitch, William Mullan Nicholas Maccan, Rose Wade als. Farrel, Nicholas Bath, and Nugent als. Sheridan, a popish priest (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1848William Crooke born at Ireland.
  5. 1923William Crooke died.
  6. 2008[William Crooke correspondence]. (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 2008William Crookes (1832-1919) and the commercialization of science / William H. Brock. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Crooke, William (1848–1923), folklorist, anthropologist, and lexicographer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Crooke, William, (6 Aug. 1848–25 Oct. 1923), retired Indian Civil Service, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Dr. William Crooke, Nature, 1923

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    In Memoriam : William Crooke (1848–1923)., Folklore, 1923

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    William Crooke [crookwilli004552], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming William Crooke.

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  7. 7.

    Project Gutenberg holds 6 full texts attributed to William Crooke.

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 195 works naming William Crooke.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2578361: William Crooke

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “William Crooke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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