Vincent Arthur Smith
Irish historian and indologist (1843–1920)
Vincent Arthur Smith, CIE, (3 June 1843–6 February 1920) was an Irish Indologist and art historian.
Vincent Arthur Smith | |
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 The Early History of India by Vincent Arthur Smith, 1914 | |
| Born | 3 June 1843 |
| Died | 6 February 1920 (aged 76)[1] Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Indologist, art historian |
Biography
changeSmith was born in Dublin on 3 June 1843 which was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His father was Dr. Aquilla Smith, well known in the medical and numismatic areas.[1]
Works
change- General index to the reports of the Archaeological Survey of India: Volumes I to XXIII, with a glossary and general table of contents, Simla, Government Central Press, 1887. - Varanasi: Indological Book House, 1969
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1893). Editor of William Henry Sleeman's Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official Volume 1, Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official Volume 2 Westminster Reprint edition of the 1893 (2 volumes)
- Preface to Purna Chandra Mukherji: A report on a tour of exploration of the antiquities of Kapilavastu Tarai of Nepal during February and March, 1899, Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, 1901; Delhi Indological Book House, 1969.
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1901). Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India, 1 ed. Oxford 1901; 3rd ed., Rulers of India series, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1920
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1901). The Jain Stûpa and other antiquities of Mathurâ
- "The Kushān, or Indo-Scythian, Period of Indian History, B.C. 165 to A.D. 320," pp. 1–64 in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (London), 1903.
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1903). The Indian civil service as a profession. A lecture delivered at Trinity college, Dublin, on June 10th, 1903
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1904). The Early History of India, from 600 B. C. to the Muhammadan conquest
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1906). Catalogue of the coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, including the cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal: Volume 1, The Early Foreign Dynasties and the Guptas, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1906). Williams Jackson, A. V. (ed.). History of India: From Sixth century B.C. to Mohammedan Conquest. History of India. Vol. 2. London: Grolier Society.
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1911). A history of fine art in India and Ceylon from the earliest times to the present day, First Edition
- A history of fine art in India and Ceylon from the earliest times to the present day, Second Edition revised by K Codrington, 1930
- A history of fine art in India and Ceylon from the earliest times to the present day, Third Edition revised and enlarged by Karl Khandalavala, 1962
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1917). Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1919) Second and revised edition to François Bernier's Travels in the Mogul Empire, AD 1656–1668, 1914
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1919). The Oxford history of India : from the earliest times to the end of 1911, Oxford : Clarendon Press
- Smith, Vincent Arthur (1919). Indian constitutional reform, viewed in the light of history, Oxford : University Press