Franklin Edgerton
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1885 – 1963
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Who was Franklin Edgerton?
Franklin Edgerton was an American linguistic scholar. He was Salisbury Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Yale University and visiting professor at Benares Hindu University. Between 1913 and 1926, he was the Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Pennsylvania. He is well known for his exceptionally literal translation of the Bhagavad Gita which was published as volume 38-39 of the Harvard Oriental Series in 1944.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1885
Le Mars - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Philology
( - 1909) - Sanskrit Language
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University
- Lived in
- Laramie
(1953 - 1963/12/07)
- Laramie
- Died
- Dec 7, 1963
Laramie
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on July 23, 2013
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