James Richardson Logan
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Born | (1819-04-10)10 April 1819 |
Died | 20 October 1869(1869-10-20) (aged 50) |
Resting place | Old Protestant Cemetery, George Town |
Occupation(s) | lawyer and editor |
Known for | popularised the term "Indonesia" |
James Richardson Logan (born 10 April 1819 in Berwickshire, Scotland, died 20 October 1869 in Penang, Straits Settlements) was a lawyer who popularised the name Indonesia after it was coined by the English ethnologist George Windsor Earl.[1][2][3] He was an editor of the Penang Gazette and a former student of Earl who in 1850 published the term 'Indu-nesians' to describe the peoples of the region.[4] In 1847, while living in Singapore, Logan founded a scholarly periodical, The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia, and both edited and contributed to the journal until 1862.[5]
Logan died on 20 October 1869 and is buried at the Old Protestant Cemetery in George Town, Malaysia. A marble statue of him stands in the compound of the Penang High Court building.[6] Logan Road is named after him.[7]
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