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A. M. T. (Arthur Mason Tippetts) Jackson
1866–1909
A British civil servant with a deep interest in Indian history and culture, he was widely known as “Pandit Jackson.” His life joined scholarship and public service, and ended dramatically with his assassination in Nasik in 1909.
2 Audiobooks
Folk Lore Notes. Vol. I—Gujarat
by A. M. T. (Arthur Mason Tippetts) Jackson
Folk Lore Notes. Vol. II—Konkan
by A. M. T. (Arthur Mason Tippetts) Jackson
About the author
Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson was a British officer in the Indian Civil Service, as well as an Indologist and historian. He wrote on Indian history, folklore, and culture, and his learning earned him the nickname “Pandit Jackson.”
He studied at Brasenose College, Oxford, and won the Boden Sanskrit Scholarship in 1888. Alongside his administrative work in Bombay Presidency, he built a reputation for serious interest in Indian languages and traditions.
Jackson served as Magistrate of Nasik, where he was assassinated on December 21, 1909, by Anant Kanhere at a theatre event held on the eve of his transfer. Some bibliographic records list him under the fuller form of his name, Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson, and surviving sources do not clearly provide a suitable verified portrait image.