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Seth Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit (27 March 1859 – 17 December 1915)^[1] was a noted cotton mill owner, founder of B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital and a philanthropist from Bombay.

Petit was born on 27 March 1859 into the business influential Petit family. He was the third son of the industrialist Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, the 1st baronet and his wife, Sakarbai Panday. He was married to Pervin Poonawala. One of his sons, Jehangir Bomanji Petit, later inherited most of the family’s business. Noted activist Mithuben Petit and Rattanbai Petit were his nieces.

Petit inherited a large portion of his father's estate and was owner of Petit Mills. He was one of the founders of the London School of Tropical Medicine to which he donated £6,666.^[2] In a letter to Sir Francis Lovell (Dean of the School), quoted in The Times in 1902, he wrote the following about the school:

This institution, whilst according ample scope to students of diseases that well nigh devastate the East, will be the means of bringing the Western and Eastern minds together to afford help to the suffering East, and thus cementing that union of hearts.^[3]

Petit was the president of the Mill Owners' Association; a director of Bank of Bombay for ten years and served as its president in 1903.^[4] He founded the Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital and served as its president for many years.^[5] He was father of Jehangir Bomanji Petit, who impressed on him to make the munificent donation of the property called Cumballa Hotel at Cumballa; this led to the foundation of Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital in 1907.^[4] He was on the board of the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, vice-president of Bombay Presidency Association, and founder and managing director of the newspaper Indian Daily Mail.^[6]

Petit died on 17 December 1915.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Parsi Statues, Marzban Jamshedji Giara, 2000, p. 197
^ [1] Medical Record, Volume 70 by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1906, p. 26
^ "The London School of Tropical Medicine". The Times. No. 36874. London. 16 September 1902. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital, 1912–1972, Maneckji D. Petit, Homi Shapurji Mehta, P. S. Jhabvala, 1973
^ A. P. Mishra, Nagendra Kr Singh (7 November 2023). Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion. Global Vision Pub House. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-81-8220-112-5.
^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pp 614

[ps-1] Parsi Statues, Marzban Jamshedji Giara, 2000, p. 197

[2] [1] Medical Record, Volume 70 by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1906, p. 26

[3] "The London School of Tropical Medicine". The Times. No. 36874. London. 16 September 1902. p. 7.

[bd-4] The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital, 1912–1972, Maneckji D. Petit, Homi Shapurji Mehta, P. S. Jhabvala, 1973

[Singh-5] A. P. Mishra, Nagendra Kr Singh (7 November 2023). Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion. Global Vision Pub House. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-81-8220-112-5.

[6] Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pp 614

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-'''''Seth''''' '''Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit''' (27 March 1859 – 17 December 1915)<ref name=ps>''Parsi Statues'', Marzban Jamshedji Giara, 2000, p. 197</ref> was son of Sir [[Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit]], [[Baronet|Bart]], and a noted cotton mill owner and philanthropist from [[Bombay]].
+'''''Seth''''' '''Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit''' (27 March 1859 – 17 December 1915)<ref name=ps>''Parsi Statues'', Marzban Jamshedji Giara, 2000, p. 197</ref> was a noted cotton mill owner, founder of [[B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital]] and a philanthropist from [[Bombay]].
+Petit was born on 27 March 1859 into the business influential [[Petit baronets|Petit family]]. He was the third son of the industrialist [[Dinshaw Maneckji Petit]], the 1st baronet and his wife, Sakarbai Panday. He was married to Pervin Poonawala. One of his sons, [[Jehangir Bomanji Petit]], later inherited most of the family’s business. Noted activist [[Mithuben Petit]] and [[Rattanbai Petit]] were his nieces.
-He was born on 27 March 1859 and was the third son of Sir Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit. He inherited a large portion of his father's estate and was owner of Petit Mills. He was one of the founders of the [[London School of Tropical Medicine]] to which he donated £6,666.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LxdYAAAAYAAJ&q=Bomanjee+Dinshaw+Petit++London+School+of+Tropical&dq=Bomanjee+Dinshaw+Petit++London+School+of+Tropical&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAWoVChMIn9z19fLsyAIVkrYeCh240A-Y] Medical Record, Volume 70 by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1906, p. 26</ref> In a letter to Sir Francis Lovell (Dean of the School), quoted in ''[[The Times]]'' in 1902, he wrote the following about the school:
-{{quote|This institution, whilst according ample scope to students of diseases that well nigh devastate the East, will be the means of bringing the Western and Eastern minds together to afford help to the suffering East, and thus cementing that union of hearts.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The London School of Tropical Medicine |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=16 September 1902 |page_number=7 |issue=36874| }}</ref>}}
-He was the president of the Mill Owners' Association; a director of  [[Bank of Bombay]] for ten years and served as its president in 1903.<ref name=bd>''The [[B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital]], 1912–1972'', Maneckji D. Petit, Homi Shapurji Mehta, P. S. Jhabvala, 1973</ref> He founded the Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital and served as its president for many years.<ref name="Singh">{{cite book|author=A. P. Mishra, Nagendra Kr Singh|title=Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-doi9GWBJgC&pg=PA157|publisher=Global Vision Pub House|isbn=978-81-8220-112-5|pages=157–}}</ref> He was father of [[Jehangir Bomanji Petit]], who impressed on him to make the munificent donation of the property called Cumballa Hotel at Cumballa; this led to the foundation of Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital in 1907.<ref name=bd/> He was on the board of the [[Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute]], vice-president of [[Bombay Presidency Association]], and founder and managing director of the newspaper ''[[Indian Daily Mail]]''.<ref>''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage'', 1931, pp 614</ref>
+Petit inherited a large portion of his father's estate and was owner of Petit Mills. He was one of the founders of the [[London School of Tropical Medicine]] to which he donated £6,666.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LxdYAAAAYAAJ&q=Bomanjee+Dinshaw+Petit++London+School+of+Tropical] Medical Record, Volume 70 by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1906, p. 26</ref> In a letter to Sir Francis Lovell (Dean of the School), quoted in ''[[The Times]]'' in 1902, he wrote the following about the school:
-He died on 17 December 1915.<ref name=ps/>
+{{quote|This institution, whilst according ample scope to students of diseases that well nigh devastate the East, will be the means of bringing the Western and Eastern minds together to afford help to the suffering East, and thus cementing that union of hearts.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The London School of Tropical Medicine |date=16 September 1902 |page=7 |issue=36874}}</ref>}}
+Petit was the president of the Mill Owners' Association; a director of  [[Bank of Bombay]] for ten years and served as its president in 1903.<ref name=bd>''The [[B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital]], 1912–1972'', Maneckji D. Petit, Homi Shapurji Mehta, P. S. Jhabvala, 1973</ref> He founded the [[B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital|Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital]] and served as its president for many years.<ref name="Singh">{{cite book|author=A. P. Mishra, Nagendra Kr Singh|title=Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion|date=7 November 2023 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-doi9GWBJgC&pg=PA157|publisher=Global Vision Pub House|isbn=978-81-8220-112-5|pages=157–}}</ref> He was father of Jehangir Bomanji Petit, who impressed on him to make the munificent donation of the property called Cumballa Hotel at Cumballa; this led to the foundation of Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital in 1907.<ref name=bd/> He was on the board of the [[Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute]], vice-president of Bombay Presidency Association, and founder and managing director of the newspaper ''Indian Daily Mail''.<ref>''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage'', 1931, pp 614</ref>
+Petit died on 17 December 1915.<ref name=ps/>
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