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- George_P._Sanderson abstract "George Peress Sanderson (1848 – 1892) was a British naturalist who worked in the public works department in the princely state of Mysore. He began a system for capturing wild elephants that were destructive to agriculture so as to use them in captivity. He was known in the popular press as the \"Elephant King\" and wrote a book on his life in the forests of India. Rudyard Kipling is believed to have modelled the character \"Petersen Sahib\" in his Toomai of the elephants after him.".
- George_P._Sanderson comment "George Peress Sanderson (1848 – 1892) was a British naturalist who worked in the public works department in the princely state of Mysore. He began a system for capturing wild elephants that were destructive to agriculture so as to use them in captivity. He was known in the popular press as the \"Elephant King\" and wrote a book on his life in the forests of India. Rudyard Kipling is believed to have modelled the character \"Petersen Sahib\" in his Toomai of the elephants after him.".