COLEBROOKE, HENRY THOMAS (1765-1837), English orientalist, was born in London, June 15, 1765, and died March 18, 1837. He served in India as a civilian from 1782 to 1814, being a member of the Council of India for the last seven years of his service. After his return from India, he was a director of the Asiatic Society, and contributed many papers to its Transac tions. Colebrooke completed the translation of the Digest of Hindu Laws, begun by Sir William Jones, and wrote a Sanskrit Grammar (1805) and an Essay on the Vedas (18o5), which was for a long time the standard work on the subject.
See the Life (1873) by his son Sir T. E. Colebrooke.