Bampfylde Fuller

Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, KCSI, CIE (20 March 1854 - 29 November 1935) was a British inventor, writer and first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam, knighted for his service in India. [1] [2] Fuller invented an anti-gas alarm widely used during World War I.[1]

Fuller held office from 16 October 1905 until he resigned on 20 August 1906 to Lord Minto over the (British) Government of India's refusal to support reprisals against school agitators in Sirajganj.[3]

Published books

The empire of India (1913)

References

  1. 1 2 New York Times:Bampfylde Fuller, alarm inventor, dies;His Anti-Gas Warning Device used on the Western Front, Knighted for Service In India;November 30, 1935
  2. BANGLADEPIA:Fuller, Sir Joseph Bampfylde (1854-1935) first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and assam
  3. Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence:Singh, Jaswant (2010), [Jinnah:_India-Partition-Independence Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence] Check |url= value (help), New York: Oxford University Press, USA, p. 550
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