Herbert Thirkell White

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Sir Herbert Thirkell White, KCIE (1855-1931) was the Lieutenant Governor of the British Indian province of Burma (1905-1910) and the author of several books on Burma, the best known of which is the classic, A Civil Servant in Burma (E. Arnold, 1913), which is based on the 32 years (1878-1910) he spent as a civil servant in that province.

Contents 1 Titles 2 Published works 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Titles

• 1855-1892: Herbert Thirkell White
• 1892-1902: Herbert Thirkell White, CIE
• 1902-1931: Sir Herbert Thirkell White, KCIE

Preceded by Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes

Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma 1905–1910

Succeeded by Sir Harvey Adamson

[edit] Published works

• A Civil Servant in Burma. London, E. Arnold (1913)
• Burma. Cambridge, The University Press (1923)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Myanmar (Burma) at www.worldstatesmen.org