After further studies at the University of Munich and the University of Zurich he obtained his PhD in geology at Jena University in 1894.[2].

"[7], A series of "Today's Mikey" ads aired in the 1980s, with Gilchrist bemusedly reprising the character as a college student. The survey was extended in 1901 to the coast of Natal but no new trawling grounds were found. Gilchrist was born in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland in 1866. In 1815 his banking business ran into difficulties and was dissolved. There are no likenesses of him in his younger days, but as an old man Chambers' Biographical Dictionary describes him as "his bushy head and whiskers were as white as the Himalayan snow, and in such contrast to the active expressive face which beamed from the centre of the mass, that he was likened to a royal Bengal tiger – a resemblance of which he was even proud. "[10] Despite this, he was usually treated exceptionally well by those in a position of authority and patronage, and by various means he became a very wealthy man – even if his business methods were sometimes rather unethical. [1] It first aired in 1972.

]: Gale. Gilchrist popularized Hindustani as the language of British administration. He remained professor of zoology until shortly before his death in 1926. [2], In 1907, the post of Government Biologist was abolished but Gilchrist continued to play an important role in the Department of Agriculture's marine survey as Chairman of the Fishery Advisory Board. There, he joined the East India Company's Medical Service and was appointed assistant surgeon in 1784.

The local populace spoke Dehlavi dialect, one of the Hindi languages, which supplied the basic vocabulary and grammar but also absorbed a lot of words from Persian to form Hindustani. [4] John is the middle child of seven children born to Tom and Pat Gilchrist of the Bronx. In his final years, he moved to Paris, where he died at the age of 81. [9] She also appeared in a TV commercial, "Better Life" directed by Howard Rose, where she is seen telling her classmates how she won the contest and traveled to New York to do some TV shows. John Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE (19 June 1759 – 9 January 1841) was a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist.Born and educated in Edinburgh, he spent most of his early career in India, where he made a study of the local languages.In later life, he returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh and London.In his final years, he moved to Paris, where he died at the age of 81. John Henry Gilchrist III, (born June 29, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. Gilchrist was born in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland in 1866. John Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE (19 June 1759 – 9 January 1841) was a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist.Born and educated in Edinburgh, he spent most of his early career in India, where he made a study of the local languages.In later life, he returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh and London.In his final years, he moved to Paris, where he died at the age of 81. He visited Europe in an effort to recover his health and returned to South Africa in July 1926.

However, he was surprised that the company neither required nor encouraged their employees to learn it, and subsequent experiences convinced him that officers in the army should also learn it in order to communicate effectively with the Indian soldiers or sepoys. [2][13][14], On Gilchrist's suggestion, the Governor-General, the Marquess of Wellesley, and the East India Company decided to set up a training institution for its recruits in Calcutta. In 1782, Gilchrist was apprenticed as a surgeon's mate in the Royal Navy and travelled to Bombay, India.

He and Cecil von Bonde wrote Dissection of the platana and the frog (Cape Town, 1919) and Practical zoology for medical and junior students (Edinburgh 1922).[2]. He studied marine biology in Naples, Monaco and the Isle of Man before returning to teach zoology at the University of Edinburgh. Mikey is portrayed by New York-based actor Jimmy Starace.