James George Scott
| James George Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 December 1851 Dairsie, Scotland |
| Died | 4 April 1935 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Shway Yoe |
| Occupation | Journalist and colonial administrator |
| Spouse(s) | Geraldine Mitton |
| Relatives | Robert Forsyth Scott |
Sir (James) George Scott, KCIE (pseudonym Shway Yoe, 25 December 1851 – 4 April 1935) was a Scottish journalist and colonial administrator who helped establish British colonial rule in Burma, and in addition introduced football aka soccer to Burma.
He was born in Dairsie, the second son of a Presbyterian minister. His elder brother was Robert Forsyth Scott, who was to become Master of St John's College, Cambridge. Both brothers were educated in Stuttgart, then the capital of Württemberg.
He worked first as a journalist. For the London Evening Standard he covered the reprisals for the murder of J. W. W. Birch, in Perak, in 1875. He then reported from Burma, usually in Rangoon but also travelling to Mandalay, for the London Daily News and the St James's Gazette. He remained in Burma until 1882, and during most of this period was a schoolmaster (briefly acting headmaster) at St John's College, Rangoon. His most famous book, The Burman: his life and notions, was published at this period, under a pseudonym which mystified literary London but was no secret to people in Rangoon.
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