John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant)

Scottish administrator in India

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1870

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1914

Profession: diplomat, historian

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Gordon Lorimer CIE (born 1870 — died 8 February 1914), also known as J.
G.
Lorimer, was a British diplomat, historian and colonial administrator.
Working for the British Raj in Punjab and the Northwest frontier province, he later served in the Persian Gulf region as British Political Resident.
He is most famous for his encyclopedia, the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia.