260:
177:
275:, Lorimer was found dead from a self-inflicted gun wound in the abdomen at age 43. A contemporary report stated that he was examining his pistol after supposedly emptying the magazine when he apparently overlooked a bullet present. The gunshot pierced major blood vessels, resulting in the loss of consciousness and death. His funeral took place the next day and he was buried at the Indo-European Telegraph Department cemetery. He was survived by his wife Marian Agnes MacLean (d.1959). He is memorialised with his siblings in
33:
251:. Its geography portion was only completed in 1908 and the history portion was finished & published in 1915, a year after Lorimer's death. Due to the secrecy of the document, it was not acknowledged in his obituaries and public knowledge of the document only became apparent when the document was declassified in 1955.
246:
in 1902. In 1903, he was commissioned by the
British Raj to compile a handbook for British diplomats and agents in the Persian Gulf region. Initially given only six months, he insisted on being granted more time to ensure the handbook was thorough. The result was the 5,000 page two-volume
294:
where the
British Agency was closed as a sign of respect on the following day. Bahraini noblemen, merchants, and foreigners alike made their way at the Agency to offer their condolences. In an offer of commiseration, the ruler of Bahrain,
543:
334:
248:
164:
112:
503:
508:
299:, ordered the flags at his residence and at the customs house lowered, while his son Abdullah traveled to the Agency to pay his respects.
538:
239:
151:
548:
191:
The
Lorimer family was intimately associated with colonial service; his maternal uncle (who served as a judge) was killed during the
513:
431:
399:
528:
523:
533:
308:
196:
498:
259:
188:
in 1870, a son of the Rev Robert
Lorimer (1840–1926) a Free Church minister, and his wife Isabella Robertson.
176:
518:
123:
212:
457:
227:
312:
296:
268:
216:
159:
139:
361:
235:
231:
223:
147:
493:
488:
204:
8:
276:
200:
86:
482:
284:
192:
242:. Passionate about languages, he authored a book on the grammar of Waziri
143:
32:
432:"'Persian Gulf Tragedy': the Death and Legacy of John Gordon Lorimer"
328:
280:
135:
100:
208:
131:
96:
53:
290:
His death was mourned in the
Persian Gulf region, particularly in
291:
272:
185:
71:
49:
324:
Customary Law of the Main Tribes in the
Peshawar District (1899)
243:
75:
263:
Memorial to John Gordon
Lorimer and his wife, Dean Cemetery
155:
362:"The diplomat's portable handbook (wheelbarrow required)"
234:
for the Indian Civil
Service. He was stationed first in
207:
until he was dismissed for refusing to participate in a
335:
Gazetteer of the
Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia
249:
Gazetteer of the
Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia
165:
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia
113:
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia
400:"A reference book for every historian to rely on"
480:
126:(14 June 1870 – 8 February 1914), also known as
162:. He is most famous for his encyclopedia, the
544:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
267:On the 8 February 1914, while serving as the
504:People educated at the High School of Dundee
455:
31:
203:. His other brother Robert worked in the
258:
175:
171:
393:
391:
481:
359:
509:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
425:
423:
421:
419:
417:
397:
355:
353:
351:
180:The Lorimer grave, Warriston Cemetery
456:Vahman, Fereydun; Asatrian, Garnik.
388:
360:Teller, Matthew (6 December 2014).
13:
414:
348:
14:
560:
539:Indian Political Service officers
449:
315:and at least six other siblings.
199:served as British vice-consul in
549:British people in colonial India
429:
309:David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
197:David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
184:John Gordon Lorimer was born in
514:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
318:
398:Leech, Nick (7 January 2012).
376:
1:
458:"LORIMER, David i. In Persia"
341:
195:of 1857. His younger brother
16:Scottish civil administrator
7:
307:He is the older brother of
283:and on his wife's grave in
240:Northwest frontier province
152:Northwest frontier province
37:Photograph of J. G. Lorimer
10:
565:
327:Grammar and Vocabulary of
269:British Political Resident
160:British Political Resident
529:Accidental deaths in Iran
524:Deaths by firearm in Iran
384:Annals of the Free Church
302:
238:and later in the restive
154:, he later served in the
106:
92:
82:
60:
42:
30:
23:
534:Firearm accident victims
254:
228:University of Edinburgh
499:Diplomats from Glasgow
313:Hilda Lockhart Lorimer
297:Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
264:
217:Hilda Lockhart Lorimer
211:. His younger brother
181:
140:colonial administrator
462:Encyclopaedia Iranica
436:Qatar Digital Library
262:
232:Christ Church, Oxford
230:, Lorimer trained at
224:High School of Dundee
179:
172:Early life and career
205:Indian civil service
215:and younger sister
121:John Gordon Lorimer
25:John Gordon Lorimer
519:British historians
277:Warriston Cemetery
265:
182:
142:. Working for the
118:
117:
68:(aged 43–44)
556:
473:
472:
470:
468:
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
430:Lowe, Daniel A.
427:
412:
411:
409:
407:
395:
386:
380:
374:
373:
371:
369:
357:
222:Educated at the
130:, was a British
109:
67:
35:
21:
20:
564:
563:
559:
558:
557:
555:
554:
553:
479:
478:
477:
476:
466:
464:
454:
450:
440:
438:
428:
415:
405:
403:
396:
389:
382:Ewing, William
381:
377:
367:
365:
358:
349:
344:
321:
305:
257:
219:were scholars.
213:William Lorimer
174:
107:
78:
69:
65:
64:8 February 1914
56:
47:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
562:
552:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
475:
474:
448:
413:
402:. The National
387:
375:
346:
345:
343:
340:
339:
338:
332:
325:
320:
317:
304:
301:
256:
253:
173:
170:
116:
115:
110:
104:
103:
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
70:
62:
58:
57:
48:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
561:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
486:
484:
463:
459:
452:
437:
433:
426:
424:
422:
420:
418:
401:
394:
392:
385:
379:
363:
356:
354:
352:
347:
336:
333:
330:
329:Waziri Pashto
326:
323:
322:
316:
314:
310:
300:
298:
293:
288:
286:
285:Dean Cemetery
282:
278:
274:
270:
261:
252:
250:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
193:Indian mutiny
189:
187:
178:
169:
167:
166:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
128:J. G. Lorimer
125:
122:
114:
111:
105:
102:
98:
95:
93:Occupation(s)
91:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
63:
59:
55:
51:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
465:. Retrieved
461:
451:
439:. Retrieved
435:
404:. Retrieved
383:
378:
366:. Retrieved
337:(1908, 1915)
319:Bibliography
306:
289:
266:
221:
190:
183:
163:
127:
120:
119:
108:Notable work
66:(1914-02-08)
18:
494:1914 deaths
489:1870 births
144:British Raj
83:Nationality
483:Categories
364:. BBC News
342:References
226:, and the
158:region as
467:10 August
441:10 August
406:10 August
368:10 August
281:Edinburgh
201:Arabistan
136:historian
101:historian
209:flogging
150:and the
132:diplomat
97:Diplomat
54:Scotland
292:Bahrain
273:Bushire
186:Glasgow
87:British
72:Bushire
50:Glasgow
331:(1902)
303:Family
244:Pashto
236:Punjab
148:Punjab
76:Persia
255:Death
469:2015
443:2015
408:2015
370:2015
156:Gulf
138:and
61:Died
46:1870
43:Born
279:in
271:in
146:in
124:CIE
485::
460:.
434:.
416:^
390:^
350:^
311:,
287:.
168:.
134:,
99:,
74:,
52:,
471:.
445:.
410:.
372:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
