British orientalist, born at Colchester on the 12th of May 1843, and educated at the University of Breslau. He has held various appointments in Ceylon. His works include Buddhism (1878); a Translation of the Fausböll Collection of Buddhist Birth-Stories (1880); Buddhist Suttas from the Páli (1881); and The Question of King Milanda (1890). He was professor of Páli and Buddhist literature at University College, London. (See authored articles: Ānanda, Aśoka, Buddha, Buddhaghosa, Devadatta, Kanishka, Medhankara, Menander, Nāgārjuna.)
