Facts: - imagesize: 250px - death place: united kingdom - successor: muhammad habibullah - monarch: chithira thirunal - predecessor: v. s. subramanya iyer - office: diwan of travancore - death date: 1976 -lrb- age 89 -rrb- - term end: 1934 - term start: 1932 - birth date: 20 july 1887 - name: thomas austin - birth place: united kingdom Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas austin -lrb- civil servant -rrb- .
sir thomas austin kcie -lrb- 20 july 1887 -- 1976 -rrb- was a british civil servant of the indian civil service and administrator who served as the diwan of travancore from 1932 to 1934 .