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Irish journalist (1740-1802)

James Augustus Hicky
In office 29 January 1780 – 23 March 1782
Born	c. Who was james augustus hickey class 10 Which english newspaper in india has the largest circulation James augustus hicky in tamil Father of journalism James augustus hicky pronunciation 1740 Ireland
Died	October 1802
Residence(s)	Kolkata, India

James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman who launched the first printed newspaper in India, Hicky's Bengal Gazette.^[1]

Early life

Hicky was born in Ireland around the year 1740.

While young, he moved to London to apprentice with William Faden, a Scottish printer. However, Hicky never took his freedom from the printers' guild, and instead secured a clerkship with an English lawyer, William Davy. At some point Hicky quit his career in law, and, after a brief attempt practicing as a surgeon in London, he boarded an East Indiaman as a surgeon's mate bound for Calcutta in 1772.

Upon landing in Calcutta, Hicky practiced as both a surgeon and a merchant, shipping and trading goods along India's coast. But, by 1776, his shipping business collapsed as his