James Atkinson (Persian Scholar) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Atkinson (17 March 1780 - 7 August 1852) was a surgeon, artist and Persian scholar - "a Renaissance man among Anglo-Indians." Atkinson was born in Darlington, County Durham, England, the son of a woolcomber. He showed at an early age a remarkable gift for languages and portraiture and was enabled by the kindness of a friend to study medicine at Edinburgh and London.