Lord Wellesley
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Years
- 1800
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Wellesley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Establishment of Fort William College
1800Role: Founder; Governor-General of British India
- Original Purpose as a Training Ground
Wellesley intended the college as a training ground for future European administrators, reflecting his belief that education ensured honest administration.
- Scaled-Down Ambitions after Company Opposition
Wellesley's vision of an "Oxford of the East" was reduced to a school for Indian languages after a tussle with the Court of Directors led by Charles Grant.
- Language Training and Vernacular Development
The college trained British officials in Indian languages and fostered the development of languages such as Bengali and Urdu.
- William Carey's Appointment and Vernacular Publishing
William Carey was appointed teacher of Bengali in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1831, and the Serampore Mission printed textbooks for the college.
- Founding of Fort William College
Lord Wellesley founded Fort William College in Calcutta on 18 August 1800 as an academy of oriental studies within the Fort William complex.
- Original Purpose as a Training Ground
Sources
- Fort William College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21