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| Born | (1841-02-07)7 February 1841 |
| Died | 29 October 1925(1925-10-29) (aged 84) Tavistock, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir Alfred Woodley CroftKCIE (7 February 1841 – 29 October 1925)[1] was a British educationist and administrator who spent most of his career inIndia. From 1877 until his retirement in 1897 he was Director of Public Instruction inBengal, and was appointed aCompanion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in November 1884.
Born inCompton Gifford, he was the son of Charles and Charlotte Croft. He was educated at theMannamead School. He graduated BA in philosophy from theExeter College, Oxford in 1863 and an MA in 1871. He went toCalcutta to join theBengal Education Service in 1866 as a professor of philosophy toPresidency College, then under theUniversity of Calcutta.[2]
Previously Croft was appointed aCompanion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1887 he was raised to a knighthood as a Knight Commander of the order and was described as a Director of Public Instruction for Bengal.[3]
He served as the vice chancellor of theUniversity of Calcutta from 1893 to 1896.[2] In 1897, the University awarded him with anhonorary doctorate degree on the occasion of his retirement.[4]
He was also a member of theBengal Legislative Council from 1887 to 1892.[2]
Croft returned to England and never married, he died inTavistock on 29 October 1925.[5]
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