Claude Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetClaude Martin
British and French indian Army general
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1735
Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date of Death: 13-Sep-1800
Profession: businessperson, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Claude Martin
- Major General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was an officer in the French, and later the English East India Company's army in India.
- He rose to the position of Major General in the English East India Company's Bengal Army.
- Martin was born in Lyon, France, into a humble background, and was a self-made man who has 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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