Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Napier, Francis
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- 10th Lord Napier
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1819-1898
History
Francis Napier was a British polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857 to 1859, Netherlands from 1859 to 1860, Russia from 1861 to 1864, Prussia from 1864 to 1866 and as the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872. He also acted as the Governor-General of India from February to May 1872