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''General'' Henry Saint Clair Wilkins (3 December 1828 – 15 December 1896) was a British army officer, who served East India Company in India, Aden and later in Abyssinia. He was also a noted architect and is credited to have designed several buildings. ==Life-sketch== He was son of George Wilkins, Archdeacon of Nottingham and was born on 3 December 1828.〔 After passing through the military college of the East India Company at Addiscombe, he received a commission as lieutenant in the Bombay Engineers on 11 June 1847. He was promoted as Captain in1858; Lieutenant-colonel in 1867 Colonel in 1868, Major-general in 1877, Lieutenant-general in 1878 and finally as a General 1882, when he retired.〔 He served with the field force from Aden against the Arabs in 1858. He commanded the Royal Engineers throughout the Abyssinian campaign of 1868, was mentioned in despatches by Lord Napier of Magdala for his ‘invaluable and important services during the expedition.〔Royal Engineers Records and Professional Papers, vol. xvii. (1869); Despatches; Times, December 1896; Memoir by General John Fuller, R.E., in Royal Engineers' Journal, 1897.〕 He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Queen Victoria, with the rank of Colonel in the army, and received the medal.〔 An accomplished draughtsman and artist, Wilkins was employed in architectural and engineering works in the public works department of British India, and his designs were remarkable for their fitness and beauty.〔〔Islamic Art in the 19th Century: Tradition, Innovation, And Eclecticism edited by Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Stephen Vernoit, 2009, pp:390〕〔Report on the state and requirements of the Kurrachee ...by Sind publ. works dept, Henry St. Clair Wilkins - Page 1, 1878〕 Among them may be noted are:〔 * at Aden, the restoration of the ancient tanks in the Tawella Valley, dating from about 600 A.D.; * at Bombay, the Government and the Public Works Secretariats (he also won the first prize in a competition by his design for the European General Hospital). * at Poona, the Sassoon Hospital, the Deccan College, the Ohel David Synagogue, and the mausoleum of the David Sassoon & other members of Sassoon family. * at Bhuj, the palace (Prag Mahal) of the Rao of Kach.〔Bhuj: art, architecture, history by Azhar Tyabji, Environmental Planning Collaborative (Ahmadābād, India) - 2006 - Part 4 - Page 281〕 * at Bhejapur in Orissa, the restoration and adaptation of ancient buildings to the requirements of a new station. 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「Henry Saint Clair Wilkins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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