▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁ ▁( 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 0   – ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁army ▁officer , ▁politician ▁and ▁Oriental ist , ▁sometimes ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁Father ▁of ▁Ass y ri ology . ▁His ▁son , ▁also ▁Henry , ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁senior ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁army ▁service ▁Raw lin son ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Ch ad ling ton , ▁Oxford shire , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Abr am ▁Ty ack ▁Raw lin son , ▁and ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁historian ▁George ▁Raw lin son . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁having ▁become ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁language , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁other ▁British ▁officers ▁to ▁dr ill ▁and ▁re organ ize ▁the ▁Shah ' s ▁troops . ▁Dis ag re ements ▁between ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁officers . ▁ ▁Raw lin son ▁began ▁to ▁study ▁Pers ian ▁ins cri ptions , ▁more ▁particularly ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁h ither to ▁und e ci pher ed ▁c une iform ▁character . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁c une iform ▁ins cription ▁at ▁Be h ist un , ▁near ▁the ▁city