William George Archer, OBE (1907-1979) was a British civil servant and art historian, and later museum curator.
[3] He subsequently served in the Indian Civil Service, in Bihar, from 1931 until around 1947, when India gained independence.
[4] His roles included District Magistrate and Superintendent of the Census.He ordered to shoot 7 unarmed students who were trying to put the Indian flag on Patna secretariat during Quit India movement.
[1] While in India, he developed a love and knowledge of Indian culture, including poetry and art,[4] and of the Santal people.
[2] In 1978, he received the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland's Burton Memorial Medal.