George Ranken (soldier)

For the Australian writer and commissioner, see George Ranken (surveyor).

George Ranken (4 January 1828 – 28 February 1856) was a British soldier and author. A major in the Royal Engineers, he was known for his service in the Crimean War and his writing, mainly travel.[1]

Works

  • He wrote under the pen-name "X, Author of Nothing, and Properly Represented by the Above Unknown Quantity." The Experiment: a farce, in one act, published in Quebec.[2]
  • Canada and the Crimea, or Sketches of a Soldier's Life,’ in 1862 (London, 8vo; 2nd ed. 1863).
  • Six months at Sebastopol (London, 12mo) Ed. W. B. Ranken

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Ranken, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ "Chronological Inventory of Books". Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. Second Series, Vol 12, supplementary volume. 1906.


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