Victor Purcell

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Victor Purcell (born January 26, 1896 , † January 2, 1965 ), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), was a British colonial official and China researcher. During his service in Malaysia he dealt in particular with the role of the local Chinese minority and published some important basic works on this topic. The Post Office of Christmas Island dedicated a stamp to him in 1978 .

literature

  • Victor Purcell: The Chinese in Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 1967
  • Victor Purcell: The Chinese in South-East Asia, Oxford 1981
  • Victor Purcell: The memoirs of a malayan official, London 1965
  • Victor Purcell: Malaya - Communist or free?, Gollancz 1954
  • Hai Ding Chiang: Sino-British mercantile relations in Singapore's entrepot trade, 1870-1915 . In: J. Chen and N. Tarling (eds.): Studies in the social history of China and Southeast Asia: essays in memory of Victor Purcell . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 1970. pp. 247-266.
personal data
SURNAME Purcell, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British colonial official and China researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1896
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1965