Henry George Keene (1826–1915)

Henry George Keene (1826–1915) was an English historian of medieval and modern India.

Keene was born at the East India College, Haileybury; Henry George Keene (1781–1864) was his father. He was educated at Rugby School and Wadham College, Oxford, going to India as an East India Company employee in 1847. His career as an official was limited, but he began to write.

From 1847 to 1882 Keene served in the Bengal Civil Service. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he was Superintendent at Debea Dow. From 1867 he was a judge in the North-West Provinces. A Fellow of Calcutta College, he was made C.I.E. in 1883.

Keene's books included:

"Keene's Handbooks" covered a number of Indian cities. He also wrote for the Dictionary of National Biography and Chambers's Encyclopaedia.

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