About: Claude Martin

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Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was a French army officer who served in the French and later British East India companies in colonial India. Martin rose to the rank of major-general in the British East India Company's Bengal Army. Martin was born in Lyon, France, into a humble background, and was a self-made man who left a substantial lasting legacy in the form of his writings, buildings and the educational institutions he founded posthumously. There are now ten schools named after him, two in Lucknow, two in Calcutta and six in Lyon. The small village of Martin Purwa in India was also named after him.

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  • Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was a French army officer who served in the French and later British East India companies in colonial India. Martin rose to the rank of major-general in the British East India Company's Bengal Army. Martin was born in Lyon, France, into a humble background, and was a self-made man who left a substantial lasting legacy in the form of his writings, buildings and the educational institutions he founded posthumously. There are now ten schools named after him, two in Lucknow, two in Calcutta and six in Lyon. The small village of Martin Purwa in India was also named after him. (en)
  • Claude Martin, dit Major Martin, né à Lyon (France) le 4 janvier 1735 et mort à Lucknow (Inde) le 13 septembre 1800 est un soldat français de la Compagnie française des Indes orientales, puis de la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales (CAIO). Il amasse une grande fortune qu'il dédia à la création, après sa mort, de trois écoles, toutes appelées La Martinière, à Calcutta, Lucknow et Lyon. (fr)
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  • General Cl. Martin. 1794, published in Lucknow. After an original by Renaldi. Engraved by L. Legoux- Late pupil of F. Bartolozzi. (en)
  • Colonel Mordaunt's cockfight by Johann Zoffany – Claude is to the right in a shorter red jacket. Hover your mouse pointer over the individuals for identification. (en)
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  • Fleury Martin (en)
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  • Farhad Baksh Kothi , Bibiapur Kothi, Hayat Baksh Kothi and Constantia (en)
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  • Claude Martin (en)
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  • Constantia- La Martiniere Lucknow (en)
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  • Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was a French army officer who served in the French and later British East India companies in colonial India. Martin rose to the rank of major-general in the British East India Company's Bengal Army. Martin was born in Lyon, France, into a humble background, and was a self-made man who left a substantial lasting legacy in the form of his writings, buildings and the educational institutions he founded posthumously. There are now ten schools named after him, two in Lucknow, two in Calcutta and six in Lyon. The small village of Martin Purwa in India was also named after him. (en)
  • Claude Martin, dit Major Martin, né à Lyon (France) le 4 janvier 1735 et mort à Lucknow (Inde) le 13 septembre 1800 est un soldat français de la Compagnie française des Indes orientales, puis de la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales (CAIO). Il amasse une grande fortune qu'il dédia à la création, après sa mort, de trois écoles, toutes appelées La Martinière, à Calcutta, Lucknow et Lyon. (fr)
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