Philip Meadows Taylor | |
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.jpg) Taylor in 1873 | |
| Born | Philip Meadows Taylor 25 September 1808 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 13 May 1876 (aged 67) Menton, France |
| Notable work | Confessions of a Thug |
Colonel Philip Meadows Taylor CSI (25 September 1808 – 13 May 1876), an administrator in British India and a novelist, made notable contributions to public knowledge of South India. Though largely self-taught, he was a polymath, working alternately as a judge, engineer, artist, and man of letters.