Historedia
Person

Mouat

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1854–1858

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mouat, 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

  1. University of Calcutta established

    1854–1858

    Role: Education Secretary

    1. July 1854 · IndiaWood's Despatch

      In July 1854, the Court of Directors sent Wood's Despatch to the Governor General, instructing the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay.

    2. 1857 · CalcuttaMedical College Affiliation

      The Calcutta Medical College, the first medical school in British India, was affiliated with the university in 1857.

    3. 24 January 1857 · CalcuttaCalcutta University Act

      The Calcutta University Act came into force on 24 January 1857, establishing the university and forming a 41-member Senate as its policy-making body.

    4. 1858 · CalcuttaFirst Graduates

      Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Joddu Nath Bose became the first graduates of the university in 1858.

Sources

  1. University of Calcutta Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26