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Alexander Kinloch Forbes (Gujarati: એલેક્ઝાન્ડર કિન્લોક ફૉર્બસ) (1821–1865) was a scholar of the Gujarati language and a colonial administrator in British India. ==Life== Forbes was born in 1821. Forbes arrived in India in 1843 and was appointed as a civil servant in Bombay Province. He was appointed as assistant judge in Ahmedabad where he noted the absence of literary society.〔 He met Dalpatram, a Gujarati poet, in 1848 who taught him Gujarati while Forbes encouraged him to write in Gujarati. They became close friends. He inspired Dalpatram to write ''Laxmi Natak'' published in 1849, the first play in Gujarati, based on Greek drama Plutus. On 26 December 1848 he started the Gujarat Vernacular Society in Ahmedabad, which contributed to a literary renaissance in Gujarati. The fund of Rs 9601 was raised from locals, Baroda State and British officers. The society started the first public library, first school for girls, first periodical, first newspaper and first literary magazine of Gujarat.〔 He also founded Andrews Library in Surat in 1850 and Gujarati Sabha in Bombay in 1865. Gujarati Sabha was later renamed ''Farbas Gujarati Sabha'' after him. He organized conclave of Gujarati poets in 1852 at Idar State. Dalpatram's ''Farbesvilas'' was an account of these conclave.〔〔 He visited many Jain libraries in search of bards who told the stories of history of Gujarat. In 1856, he published ''Rasmala'' which documented the history from 8th century to arrival of British and folk literature of Gujarat in two volumes.〔 It was later translated into Gujarati by Ranchhodlal Udayaram Dave in 1869.〔 As an administrator, he served various post in cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Bombay and finally at Pune, where he died in 1865. Dalpatram composed ''Farbesvirah'', a Gujarati elegy in his memory.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Kinloch Forbes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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