Who was Wood’s Despatch named after?

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Wood's Despatch was named after Charles Wood.
The East India Company's London Court of Directors sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General of India in 1854. It is known as Wood's Despatch because it was sent out by Charles Wood, the Company's President and Board Chairman. It reiterated the virtues of a system of European learning over oriental knowledge while outlining the educational plan to be implemented in India.

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