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Robert George Allan
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Sir '''Robert George Allan''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[FRSE]] (1879–1872) was a 20th century agricultural administrator in India.
==Life==
[[File:The grave of Sir Robert George Allan, Dean Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The grave of Sir Robert George Allan, Dean Cemetery]]
He was born on 7 November 1879 the son of Alexander Allan (1839-1926) and his wife Jemima Dalmahoy (1847-1884) thought to be a daughter of Patrick Dalmahoy. His mother died when he was very young.<ref>Grave of Alexander Allan, Dean Cemetery</ref>
He was educated at [[Loretto School]] then at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]] (a school catered to training people for administrative service in [[India]]). He then studied at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] graduating MA.
In 1907 he became Principal of the [[Nagpur]] Agricultural College in [[India]]. In 1926 he became Acting Director of Agriculture for the Central Provinces of India. In 1931 he became Director of Agriculture for the United Provinces of India. In 1935 he left the Indian Agricultural Service (but not India) to be Commissioner of Agriculture in [[Baroda]]. In post-war India from 1944 he served as Minister for Agriculture and Post-War Development.<ref>A History of British India: A Chronology, by John Riddick</ref>
In 1936 he was created a Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) by King [[George V]]. He was knighted by King [[George VI]] in 1945.<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1945</ref>
He retired in 1946.
In 1948 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[David Clouston]], [[William McRae]], [[James Drever]] and Sir [[William Wright Smith]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
He died on 4 January 1972 aged 92. He is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]]. The grave lies against the north wall of the Victorian north extension.
==Family==
His paternal grandfather was [[Robert Allan (mineralogist)|Robert Allan]] son of [[Thomas Allan]].
His younger brother Patrick Alexander Allan (1884-1949) served in the Indian Army.
==Publications==
*''An Outline of Indian Agriculture'' (1941)
==References==
[[Category:1879 births]]
[[Category:1972 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Agriculturalists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Burials at the Dean Cemetery]]
==Life==
[[File:The grave of Sir Robert George Allan, Dean Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The grave of Sir Robert George Allan, Dean Cemetery]]
He was born on 7 November 1879 the son of Alexander Allan (1839-1926) and his wife Jemima Dalmahoy (1847-1884) thought to be a daughter of Patrick Dalmahoy. His mother died when he was very young.<ref>Grave of Alexander Allan, Dean Cemetery</ref>
He was educated at [[Loretto School]] then at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]] (a school catered to training people for administrative service in [[India]]). He then studied at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] graduating MA.
In 1907 he became Principal of the [[Nagpur]] Agricultural College in [[India]]. In 1926 he became Acting Director of Agriculture for the Central Provinces of India. In 1931 he became Director of Agriculture for the United Provinces of India. In 1935 he left the Indian Agricultural Service (but not India) to be Commissioner of Agriculture in [[Baroda]]. In post-war India from 1944 he served as Minister for Agriculture and Post-War Development.<ref>A History of British India: A Chronology, by John Riddick</ref>
In 1936 he was created a Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) by King [[George V]]. He was knighted by King [[George VI]] in 1945.<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1945</ref>
He retired in 1946.
In 1948 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[David Clouston]], [[William McRae]], [[James Drever]] and Sir [[William Wright Smith]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
He died on 4 January 1972 aged 92. He is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]]. The grave lies against the north wall of the Victorian north extension.
==Family==
His paternal grandfather was [[Robert Allan (mineralogist)|Robert Allan]] son of [[Thomas Allan]].
His younger brother Patrick Alexander Allan (1884-1949) served in the Indian Army.
==Publications==
*''An Outline of Indian Agriculture'' (1941)
==References==
[[Category:1879 births]]
[[Category:1972 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Agriculturalists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Burials at the Dean Cemetery]]
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