Fort William College was an academy established in Calcutta in 1800
by the British colonial administrator Richard Wellesley (1760
1842). Its purpose was to train British officials in numerous
oriental languages, which resulted in the publication of several
pioneering reference works and thousands of translated texts. First
published in 1819, this book was compiled by Thomas Roebuck (1781
1819), assistant secretary to the college's council, as a tribute
to Lord Wellesley's work. It contains records of all the memorable
events that had taken place at the college since its establishment;
Roebuck believed this would help new students in learning the
principles on which the college was founded, and how former
students had benefited accordingly. Drawing on official documents
and containing writings by Wellesley himself, the work offers
historians and linguists a valuable insight into a highly
influential institution in British India.
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