WILKINS,+Charles+(Sir)

WILKINS, Sir Charles (1749-1836) 1CL East India Company 1801-1836 He served ‘John Company' in India 1770-1786 and became a Sanskrit scholar. Company development in war and peace since the time of Robert Clive brought many oriental MSS into its possession and Indian Civil Service reforms - which were to form models for the British Civil Service - made efficient custody essential. The librarianship was created primarily for this purpose.