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'''Gour Das Bysack''' (sometimes parts of his name have been transliterated as Gaur, Dass, Dos, Bysac) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] writer prominent in the late 19th century. He was known for his friendship with [[Michael Madhusudan Dutta]]. He died before 1901.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Calcutta Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rmsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124|year=1901|page=124}}</ref><br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Gour Das Bysack<br />
| image = Gour Das Bysack.jpg<br />
| birth_date = 1826<br />
|birth_place = [[Burrabazar]], [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = 1899 (Age 72-73)<br />
|death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|occupation = Writer<br />
|alma_mater = [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Hindu College]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Born in the Basak Family of [[Burrabazar|Burabazar]], he was a classmate of Michael Madhusudan Dutt while studying in [[Hindu College, Calcutta|Hindu College]]. He was also a companion of social reformer [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Subodhchandra Sengupta|url=http://archive.org/details/SamsadBanglaCharitabhidhan|title=Samsad Bangla Charitabhidhan|date=1960}}</ref> Although he did not influence the original writings, he was closely involved in the cultural field of the time. He played a significant role in the play '''Ratnabali''<nowiki/>'. During his career as a Deputy Magistrate, he wrote informative essays on traditional archeology wherever he went. While in Howrah, he wrote an article entitled ''Notes on a Buddhist Monastery at Bhot Bagan in Howrah''.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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He was a Fellow of [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]], a member of the Philological Society of England and the Indian Association. He was a member and general secretary of the [[The Asiatic Society|Bengal Royal Asiatic Society]]. He Also established a school in [[w:Baranagar|Baranagar]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Works published==<br />
* Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Vol. LIX. 189.pp.&nbsp;50–9. ''Notes on a Buddhist Monastery at Bhot Bagan in Howrah''<ref name=":1">{{cite journal | url=https://archive.org/stream/journalasiatics59asia#page/50/ |title=''Notes on a Buddhist Monastery at Bhot Bagan in Howrah'' | journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal |pages=50–59 | date=1890 | volume=LIX}}</ref><br />
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