William Jones (philologist)

William Jones (philologist)

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Sir William Jones was a Welsh philologist, scholar and judge. Born in Westminster, London to Welsh mathematician William Jones, he moved to the Bengal Presidency where Jones served as a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William and also became a scholar of ancient Indian history. He is known for being one of the earliest scholars to assert the kinship of the Indo-European languages, albeit not the first.

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1746 – 1794
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Born in
London
Educated at
University College, OxfordHarrow School
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🏆 Knight Bachelor

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  • 1746

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  • 1794

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