John Zephaniah Holwell | |
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| Born | 17 September 1711 |
| Died | 5 November 1798 (87 years old) |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
John Zephaniah Holwell FRS (17 September 1711 – 5 November 1798) was a surgeon, an employee of the British East India Company, and a temporary Governor of Bengal (1760). He was also one of the first Europeans to study Indian antiquities and was an early advocate of animal rights and vegetarianism.