Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart (1764–1837) was a British orientalist who served in the Bengal Army from 1781 until 1808. He was assistant professor of Persian at Fort William College, Calcutta from 1800 to 1806, and from 1807 to 1827, professor of Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani at the East India College in Haileybury. He edited and translated numerous oriental works and was a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Munich.