Background
GAMBLE, James Sykes was born on July 2, 1847 in London. Son of late Harpur Gamble, Doctor of Medicine, Royal Navy.
GAMBLE, James Sykes was born on July 2, 1847 in London. Son of late Harpur Gamble, Doctor of Medicine, Royal Navy.
Studied at Royal Naval School, New Cross. Magdalen College, Oxford (Master of Arts). Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets, Nancy, France.
Entered Indian Forest Department, 1871. Last appointment, Conservator of Forests, School Circle, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, and Director of the Imperial Forest School, Dehra Dun, India. For some time Fellow of the University of Madras. Retired officer of the Indian Forest Sendee.
Fellow of the Royal Society. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Club: Athenaeum.