Job Charnock [SEP] place of death
Job Charnock
Job Charnock (; –1692/1693) was an employee and administrator of the English East India Company, and traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). However, his status as official founder is not universally accepted.
Early life and career.
Charnock came from a Lancashire family and was the second son of Richard Charnock of London. Stephen Charnock (1628–1680) was probably his elder brother. He was part of a private trading enterprise in the employ of the merchant Maurice Thomson
The name came into being when Job Charnock asked a farmer the name of the area around Hooghly River. The farmer misunderstood due to language problems and thought that he was referring as to when he harvested his paddy. He proudly replied ""Kal Kaata hoe chhilo"" meaning "I cut it yesterday." Job Charnock thought that the name of the place is Calcutta.
The area where the city is now located was originally inhabited by the people of three villages: "[[Kalikata]]", "