biography
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Cromer, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of
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pronunciation:
[krohmer]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1841–1917)
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| biography:
| Colonial administrator, born in Cromer, Norfolk, E England, UK. He became British controller-general of Egyptian finance (1879–80), finance minister of India (1880–3), and agent and consul-general in Egypt (1883–1907). He reformed Egyptian administration and agricultural policies, and put its finances on a sound footing. |
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