Indian scholar and reformer. Born Bengal. Worked to abolish the Hindu tradition of sati, where a widow joins her husband on the funeral pyre. For his last three years he was the ambassador to Britain for the Moghal Emperor Akbar II. Died Bristol.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ram Mohun Roy
Commemorated ati
Ram Mohun Roy
Greater London Council Ram Mohun Roy, 1772 - 1833, Indian scholar and reforme...
Other Subjects
Michael John Cassidy, BA, MBA, Deputy
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
Charles Buxton
MP. Born Surrey. Son of the anti-slavery campaigner first baronet, he entered the family brewing business. He later published his father's memoirs and a history 'Slavery and Freedom in the Britis...
George Canning
Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Marylebone. 21 September 1809, Putney Heath, fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh, Secretary of State for War, over the deploym...
Col. Sir James Cantlie, KBE, MA, MB, FRCS, RAMC (T)
Sir James Cantlie was a British physician. He was a pioneer of first aid, which in 1875 was unknown. He was also influential in the study of tropical diseases and in the debates concerning degenera...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong, Egypt, Scotland
Previously viewed
St Bartholomew by the Exchange
Church recorded since the 13th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1841 so that Threadneedle Street could be widened.
Charles Edward Ives
W1, Half Moon Street, 17
In the photo the plaque is above the snowman's head. One doesn't get to say that very often.
Ray Mears
Television personality and author. Born Raymond Paul Mears in Kenley, Croydon. Presenter of several television programmes about bushcraft and survival techniques.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them