Harry Christopher Tytler

Sir Harry Christopher Tytler (1868–1938) was an army officer and amateur naturalist who worked in India.[1]

He joined the Indian Army in 1887 and took part in the Sikkim and Lushai expeditions. He commanded a small force that relieved Changsil. He became Deputy Inspector General of the lines of Communication in Persia during the first World War. He was in command of the Delhi Brigade area after 1920 and from 1921 to 1924 became DA and QMG Northern Command in Burma.[2]

He took an interest in butterflies and birds and made large collections of eggs and butterflies. He communicated notes on Indian butterflies especially from Assam to the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.[3]

References

  1. ^ The London Gazette 10 June 1921 PDF
  2. ^ Captain in 1897 PDF Major-General in 1927 PDF DSO 1920 PDF
  3. ^ Rao, B R Subba (1998) History of entomology in India. Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Bangalore