James Redhouse

Sir James William Redhouse KCMG (30 December 1811 – 4 January 1892) was a British lexicographer.

In 1838 Redhouse returned to work for the Ottoman government as an interpreter to the Grand Vizier and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Redhouse was also involved in peace negotiations at Erzurum in 1847 and was awarded the Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun.

He was appointed oriental translator to the Foreign Office in 1854 and went to Paris to help negotiate a treaty with Persia.

He lived at Kilburn where he compiled a dictionary of Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.