Demetrius Charles Boulger

Born on July 14, 1853, and dying on December 15, 1928, Demetrius Charles Boulger was a British author best known for historical writing and biography. He wrote on a remarkably wide set of subjects, with books including The Life of Yakoob Beg, The Life of Gordon, The History of China, The Story of India, and The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles.

His work shows a strong interest in Asia and the British Empire, especially Central Asia, China, and India. He was also connected with learned and literary circles: records associated with his author pages note that he was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, founded the Asiatic Quarterly Review in 1885, and contributed articles to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Boulger’s books are very much products of their time, but they remain useful for readers interested in how late 19th- and early 20th-century writers explained world history, imperial politics, and major public figures to a general audience.