Robert Hyde Colebrooke
Robert Hyde Colebrooke ( 1762 ? - 21 September 1808 ) was a British infantry officer in India who conducted early surveys in Bengal and Mysore before becoming Surveyor General of Bengal , a position he held from 1788 to 1794 succeeding Alexander Kyd . 
<triplet> Robert Hyde Colebrooke <subj> 21 September 1808 <obj> date of death