John Gilchrist
Deceased Person
1759 – 1841
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Who was John Gilchrist?
John Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE was a Scottish surgeon, an Indigo farmer, and an Indologist. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary, A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language, The Oriental Linguist, and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in Arabic script, Nāgarī script, and also in Roman transliteration.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1759
United Kingdom - Also known as
- Гилкрист, Джон Бортвик
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- George Heriot's School
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- 1841
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on July 23, 2013
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