James Richardson Logan (b 1819 Berwickshire-Scotland, d 1869 Penang-Straits Settlements) was the man who coined the name Indonesia. He was a prominent lawyer, an editor of the Penang Gazette and a former student of George Earl, an English ethnologist. A marble statue of him stands in the compound of the Penang High Court building. Logan Road is named after him.

Citations/References

id:James Richardson Logan
Category:ethnologists