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❦Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Teacher, poet, and early Bengal Renaissance intellectual
A central name behind the Derozian current of Young Bengal.
Biography
Context
In the context of Early nineteenth-century Calcutta education and reform debates., Henry Louis Vivian Derozio is recognized as Teacher, poet, and early Bengal Renaissance intellectual. A central name behind the Derozian current of Young Bengal.
Contribution
At Hindu College he encouraged critical inquiry among students later associated with the Young Bengal circle.
Impact
His short teaching career became a marker of new secular, rationalist, and reformist currents in colonial Bengal.
Timeline Placement
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio appears in 1 linked timeline events, spanning 1826-1831.
First Appearance
1826-1831
Latest Appearance
1826-1831
Active Span
1826-1831
Linked Events
1
Legacy Summary
His short teaching career became a marker of new secular, rationalist, and reformist currents in colonial Bengal. This influence is reflected across 1 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
Derozio, Henry Louis Vivian
Banglapedia biographical reference for Derozio and his teaching at Hindu College.
Cited in: 1 events
Hare, David
Banglapedia biographical reference for David Hare and early nineteenth-century education reform in Calcutta.
Cited in: 1 events
Young Bengal
Banglapedia reference on the Derozian circle around Hindu College and its role in nineteenth-century intellectual dissent.
Cited in: 1 events