Dr. Burjorji Dorabji Cooper

Dr. Burjorji Dorabji Cooper (1825-1887)

by Chinese artist
circa 1860

Oil on canvas
24.4 x 18.5 in. (62 x 47 cm.)

He was the first Parsi to obtain a medical degree in Bombay and
later moved to England where he ran an export-import business
under the name of Burjorji & Sons. After the American Civil war
of 1864, he returned to Bombay.