Hugh L. Nevill (1847 – 1897) was a British civil servant, best known for his scholarship and studies of the culture of Sri Lanka. Hugh Nevill was born...
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Thambiluvil Inscription (section Hugh Nevill)
of "Vōvil" or "Wowil" to a temple. This inscription was observed by Hugh Nevill, a British Ceylon civil servant at Thambiluvil Sri Kannaki amman temple...
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but they are ubiquitous in Veddha mythology and Sri Lankan folklore. Hugh Nevill explained that, "nittaewo" may be a derivative from "niṣāda", a term...
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Nevill is an English toponymic surname derived from Neville, may refer to: British peerage Nevill baronets, two extinct creations, one of 1661 and one...
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son of George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny (died 20 September 1492) and his first wife, Margaret (died 28 September 1485), daughter of Hugh Fenn, Under-Treasurer...
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Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading...
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Dasia haliana (category Taxa named by Hugh Nevill)
"Taxonomic status of the arboreal Skink Lizard Dasia halianus (Haly & Nevill, 1887) in Sri Lanka and the redescription of Dasia subcaeruleum (Boulenger...
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anthropological, and folkloric studies. The manuscript was collected by Hugh Nevill in the period 1865–1897, and is now at the British Library. The manuscript...
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Maurice Portman), Sri Lanka (especially through the colonial administrator Hugh Nevill), Northern Thailand, south-west China, the Ainu of Hokaidu in Japan (chief...
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younger brother of Hugh Nevill, British civil servant in Sri Lanka. Nevill was born in Holloway, the second son of William Nevill, a geologist who lived...
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nobles was the exiling them to the Rodi caste. Robert Knox (sailor) and Hugh Nevill are two of the prominent writers who have mentioned the Rodi Caste in...
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the western coast of Sri Lanka. The manuscript is now preserved in the Hugh Nevill collection at the British Museum. The victory of the Karaiyars over the...
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description of Sangamitta as being particularly proficient in history, Hugh Nevill suggested that the Dipavamsa might have originated with the nuns' community...
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White House Farm murders (redirect from Nevill Bamber)
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, during the night of 6–7 August 1985. Nevill and June Bamber were shot and killed inside their farmhouse at White House...
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four children: Richard Nevill (before 1439 – before 1476), eldest son and heir apparent, predeceased his father; George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny (c...
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Tamil Sangam literature of the classical period (600 BCE – 300 CE). Hugh Nevill wrote in 1887 of the illustrious city of Mathoddam "A renowned shrine...
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Jansari, S. (2019). "Colonial Collecting in Ceylon: Dispersing the Hugh Nevill Collections across the British Isles". In Peyton, A.B.; Paul, K.A. (eds...
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Baṇḍāra are some of the names that are being used. The British scholar Hugh Nevill (1847-1897) describes the Dedimunda in various names such as Devata Bandara...
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bleak as in the past. An early sample of the language was collected by Hugh Nevill, a British civil servant stationed in Sri Lanka in the late 19th century...
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Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society: 565–569. Sinhala Verse (Kavi), by Hugh Nevill, P E P Deraniyagala, published by Ceylon National Museums, 1954, Item...
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about the donation of "Vovil" by Vijayabahu to Sivagnāna Sankarar Kovil. Hugh Nevill (1848 – 1897) concluded that "Sivagnāna Sankarar Kovil" is none other...
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House of Neville (redirect from House of Nevill)
The Neville or Nevill family (originally FitzMaldred) is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the Late...
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interior lay in ruins. Lady Enniskillen, born Mary Cicely Nevill (daughter of Hugh Nevill), discovered the fire, which broke out during one of her husband's...
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British officer...
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postcards. The library holds the private collections of H. C. P. Bell, Hugh Nevill, and the palm-leaf manuscript collection of Dr. W. A. de Silva. Sir Solomon...
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ISBN 978-1-134-47947-4. Serge Lancel (1995). Carthage. Translated by Antonia Nevill. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 20–23. "Abu Dhabi Population 2023". census.scad...
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Sir Thomas Neville or Nevill (in or before 1484 – 29 May 1542) was a younger son of George Neville, 4th Baron Bergavenny. He was a prominent lawyer and...
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Council) 38 Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (from outside the Council) 37 H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative (from outside the Council) 36 T. Williams, Llwynhendy...
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Meresia Nevill (1849–1918) was a British Conservative who was one of the Primrose League's leading advocates. The league would influence elections and...
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Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (redirect from Francis Burdett Money Coutts-Nevill, 5th Baron Latymer)
Francis Burdett Thomas Nevill Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (18 September 1852 – 8 June 1923) was a London solicitor, poet, librettist, and wealthy heir...
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