Charles E. Gover

Charles Edward Gover
Born1835 (1835)
Poplar, Middlesex, England
Died18 September 1872(1872-09-18) (aged 36–37)
Madras, India
NationalityBritish
OccupationFolklorist
Known forOne of the earliest translators of Tirukkural into English
SpouseClara Gertrude Taylor
Children5
FatherThomas Gover

Charles Edward Gover (1835–1872) was a British folklorist in Madras (present-day Chennai), India.[1] He was one of the earliest translators of the Tirukkural into English.

  1. ^ Ebeling, Sascha (2010). Colonizing the Realm of Words: The Transformation of Tamil Literature in Nineteenth-Century South India. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4384-3199-4.