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Fred Goodwill | |
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| Born | 20 February 1874 Helperby, York, UK[1] |
| Died | 1 May 1969 (aged 95) Shropshire |
| Resting place | Wolverhampton (cremated) |
| Alma mater | National School Helperby, Handsworth College |
| Known for | Missionary, Superintendent of the Wesleyan Tamil Mission, Bangalore and Kolar Gold Fields, Linguist, Tamil Scholar, photographer |
| Spouse | Alice Goodwill née. Haynes |
| Children | 3 |
Fred Goodwill (1874–1969) was a British missionary stationed in Bangalore, British India, between 1899 and 1924,[1][2][3][4][5] serving as the superintendent of the Wesleyan Tamil Mission, Bangalore, and Kolar Gold Fields.[6][7][8] He is acknowledged for working for the cause of education of native women in the Bangalore Cantonment. The Goodwills Girls School located in Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment is named after him.[4][9][10][11][12][13] He was a scholar of the Tamil Language,[5][10] and was also fluent in Canarese (Kannada) and Telagu (Telugu).[14] Fred is acknowledged as an authority on Tamil Shaiva Literature, with authors quoting from his research.[15][16][17][18] As one of the founding members of the Mythic Society,[19] his published papers on the history of the Mysore State form the basis of history of the State, as we know it now.[20][21][22]
Fred Goodwill was a keen photographer[1] and documented life in British India, especially life around the Bangalore Cantonment, with hundreds of photos. His photos are not only of churches and schools, but of ordinary people in India, with subjects such as butchers, tradesmen, travelling minstrels, friars, cooks, dhobhis, worshippers, and temples, monuments, etc. His pictures have recently evoked lot of interest in social media groups interested in Bangalore and Indian history. They were part of a group of photos exhibited at the Rangoli Metro Art Centre, Bangalore, in November 2013, and have appeared in many news articles on old Bangalore,[12][23][24][25][26][27] and were also exhibited at the INTACH exhibition at Ulsoor.[28] Many of his photos have been published in books published in British India[29][30] and have also been published as Tucks India Series Postcards.
Fred was the youngest child of farmers Thomas and Elizabeth Goodwill. His birth was registered in the first quarter of 1874 (Volume 9, p. 85) at Great Ouseburn.[1] The family owned 56 acres of land and lived in the Main Street of Helperby. Fred's siblings were James (born 1857), Hannah (born 1859), Thomas (born 1860), Elizabeth (born 1868) and Pollie (born 1872).[5]
- ^ a b c d Kelly, Charles (1912). Methodist Who's Who. London. p. 92. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Findlay, George (1921). The history of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (1921). London: Epworth Press. p. 297. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Wesleyan Methodist Church (1898). Minutes of Several Conversations at the Yearly Conference of the People Called Methodists. London: Wesleyan Methodist Church. pp. 164–5. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b Kumar, Chethan (2012). "Tale of Another Missionary". Deccan Herald.
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- ^ Sargant, Norman (1987). From missions to church in Karnataka, 1920–1950. Christian Literature Society. pp. 4, 9, 18. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Asher, Catherine B (1995). India 2001: Reference Encyclopedia, Volume 1. South Asia Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780945921424. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b Rajangam, Krupa (27 June 2013). "Mootoocherry and St Marks: These are districts, the English built". Citizen Matters Bangalore. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Deccan Herald (2 July 2013). "Supporting the community". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b The New Indian Express (4 November 2013). "Rediscover old Bangalore at Rangoli Metro Art Centre". No. Bangalore. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
- ^ S, Kushala (27 October 2014). "Journey through the spirit of Bangalore". Bangalore Mirror. No. Bangalore. Bangalore Mirror Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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ICHRwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Parsons, Constance E; Milford, H (1930). Mysore City. Mysore (India): Oxford University Press. pp. 140. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "University of London, Institute for Historical Research". Writings on British History. 4: 119. 1969.
- ^ Kumar, G. S. (5 November 2013). "From the frames: Snapshots of Bangalore from early 1900s". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ The Hindu (7 November 2013). "Remembrance of things past". The Hindu.
- ^ Madhukar, Jayanthi (4 November 2013). "Memories of Bangalore". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ Vakkalanka, Harshini (12 November 2013). "History in black and white". The Hindu.
- ^ Kumar, Chethan (2012). "Tale of two cities". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "The stories of yore". Deccan Herald. No. Bangalore. DHNS. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Parsons, Constance E (1931). A Tour in the Mysore State (Melkote to Gersoppa). Oxford University Press. p. v, 61. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Goodwill, Fred (1908). "The Ancient Game of Marbles as Played in our Tamil Boys Boarding School, Bangalore". Wesleyan Mission House: At Home and Abroad. 3: 109. Retrieved 27 August 2014.