Cecil Kisch
Sir Cecil Hermann Kisch (31 March 1884 – 20 October 1961) was an English official of the Indian Civil Service, and prolific writer. In later life, he became an author and historian, and had a long literary career. Early life and family. He belonged to the Jewish Kisch family of Prague. He was born on 31 March 1884 in Kolkata, India. He was the son of Herman Michael Kisch and Alice Charlotte Kisch. His father Michael Kisch joined the Imperial Civil Service in 1873 and later became the deputy secretary to government of India, postmaster-general of Bengal as  well as director-general of the post office in India. His brother Frederick Hermann Kisch became a British delegate to the Versailles peace conference after having fought in First World War. Cecil Kisch has been married twice, once to Myra Hannah Kisch and the other time to Rebecca Grace Kisch. He died on 20 October, 1961 in London, England. Career. He joined the Imperial Civil Service in 1909. In 1917, he became a private secretary to Edwin Montagu, the then Secretary of State for India. In 1921, he was appointed as the secretary of the Indian finance department and was  the key driver behind numerous monetary reforms including the establishment of the Reserve Bank of India. He has represented India at the international monetary conference at Geneva in 1933 and later served on the supervisory finance committee of the League of Nations. Works. He has also authored a number of works on colonial India and its monetary policies: He has translated a number of works from Russian language to the English language: Awards and honours. At the 1919 New Year Honours, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He received his knighthood at the 1932 Birthday  Honours and was awarded the Order of the Indian Empire.