David Lester Richardson (1801-1865)
English poet and journalist; after service in India he published volumes of poetry and
edited the London Weekly Review, (1824); on Macaulay's
recommendation he was appointed professor of English literature of the Hindu College at
Calcutta (1836).
English poet and journalist; after service in India he published volumes of poetry and
edited the London Weekly Review, (1824); on Macaulay's
recommendation he was appointed professor of English literature of the Hindu College at
Calcutta (1836).