Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Indian writer
Died when: 22 years 252 days (272 months)Star Sign: Aries
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (18 April 1809 – 26 December 1831) was an Indian poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata.He was a radical thinker of his time and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning and science among the young men of Bengal.
Long after his early death, his legacy lived on among his former students, who came to be known as Young Bengals and many of whom became prominent in social reform, law, and journalism.
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