Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers

For the South African cricketer, see Robert Chalmers (cricketer).

The Right Honourable
The Lord Chalmers
GCB PC (Ire)
by André Cluysenaar (1872-1939), 1920.
Oil on canvas, 68,5x49 cm.
Government Art Collection(GAC).
21st Governor of Ceylon
In office
18 October 1913 – 4 December 1915
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byReginald Edward Stubbs
(Acting governor)
Succeeded byReginald Edward Stubbs
(Acting governor)
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
In office
1911–1913
Preceded byT. L. Heath
Succeeded byWarren Fisher
Personal details
Born(1858-08-18)18 August 1858
Stoke Newington, Middlesex
Died17 November 1938(1938-11-17) (aged 80)
Spouse(s)Maud Piggott
Iris Florence
Children3

Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, GCB, PC (Ire) (18 August 1858 – 17 November 1938) was a British civil servant, and a Pali and Buddhist scholar. In later life, he served as the Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1]

  1. ^ Padma Edirisinghe (23 September 2007). "Epistemological reflections of the Buddha". The Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.