Henry Yule

Colonel Sir
Henry Yule
KCSI CB FRSGS
Colonel Sir Henry Yule KCSI CB FRSGS
Born	1 May 1820; Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
Died	30 December 1889 (aged 69); Earl's Court, London, England
Education	Addiscombe Military Seminary
Occupation(s)	Orientalist, geographer
Notable work	Hobson-Jobson (1886)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (1863); Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal (1872); Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1889);

Colonel Sir Henry Yule KCSI CB FRSGS (1 May 1820 – 30 December 1889) was a Scottish Orientalist and geographer. He published many travel books, including translations of the work of Marco Polo and Mirabilia by the 14th-century Dominican Friar Jordanus. He was also the compiler of a dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms, the Hobson-Jobson, with Arthur Coke Burnell.

Colonel Sir Henry Yule KCSI CB FRSGS

Born	(1820-05-01)1 May 1820 Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
Died	30 December 1889(1889-12-30) (aged 69) Earl's Court, London, England
Education	Addiscombe Military Seminary
Occupation(s)	Orientalist, geographer
Notable work	Hobson-Jobson (1886)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (1863) Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal (1872) Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1889)