| 词条 | James Capper |
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James Capper (1743–1825) was a British army officer of the East India Company, known as a writer and meteorologist. LifeThe younger brother of Francis Capper, he was born 15 December 1743, and educated at Harrow School. He entered the East India Company's service at an early age, and attained the rank of colonel, holding for some time the post of comptroller-general of the army and fortification accounts on the Coromandel coast.[1] After retiring from military service, Capper settled for some years in South Wales, taking an interest in meteorology and agriculture.[1] He lived at Cathays House.[2] Moving to Norfolk, he died at Ditchingham Lodge, near Bungay, 6 September 1825.[1] WorksCapper wrote:[1]
FamilyCapper married Mary Johnson. Their eldest daughter Marianne married Robert Clutterbuck.[2] Another daughter, Louisa (1776–1840), was known as a writer.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Capper, James|volume=9}} Attribution{{DNB|wstitle=Capper, James|volume=9}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Capper, James}}2. ^1 {{cite ODNB|id=4597|title=|first1=J. Malcolm|last1=Walker|first2=Diane A.|last2=Walker}} 3. ^{{cite ODNB|id=18319|title=Matcham, George|first=Anita|last=McConnell}} 4. ^{{cite DNB|wstitle=Taylor, John (d.1808) |volume=55}} 5. ^{{cite book|author1=James Samuelson|author2=Henry Lawson|author3=William Sweetland Dallas|title=The Popular Science Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LAVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14|year=1868|publisher=R. Hardwicke|page=14}} 8 : 1743 births|1825 deaths|British East India Company Army officers|18th-century British writers|19th-century British writers|19th-century British male writers|British meteorologists|18th-century male writers |
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