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George Nicholl
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In addition to his position as Lord Almoner"s professor (1878–1909), he became Professor of Sanskrit and Persian at King"s College London in 1879 and was also lecturer in Oriental languages at Oxford from 1880 onwards. He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College in 1888. He resigned with effect from 24 June 1909, because of ill-health, and was the last Lord Almoner"s professor at Oxford.
In retirement, he lived in Felixstowe, Suffolk, and died on 28 July 1913.
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Nicholl matriculated at Oxford as a member of Balliol College in 1878 at the age of 45. In an obituary published in The Times, he was described as "a celebrated scholar and teacher of the Indian languages, classical and vernacular, and the author of several educational works", who had worked for many years to help teach probationers members of the Indian Civil Service studying at Oxford.
