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William Jones
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1746 – 1794
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Who was William Jones?
Sir William Jones was an Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. He, along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and started a journal called Asiatick Researches.
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- Born
- Sep 28, 1746
London - Also known as
- Джонс, Уильям
- 威廉·琼斯
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Harrow School
- Died
- Apr 27, 1794
Kolkata - Resting place
- South Park Street Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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