William Jones (22 Okt 1783 Jahr – 27 Apr 1794 Jahr)

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Sir William Jones FRS FRSE came as a judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. He was a great Indologist and a Persian scholar. He wrote a book on Grammar of the Persian language, and translated many Persian works between 1771-73. He also learnt Sanskrit in depth and contributed to Calcutta review.

Established Asiatick Society in 1784 to “ enquiry into the history, antiquities of arts, sciences and literature of Asia” and started the Journal Asiatic Researches. He is known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indian languages.

Refs:

Ghosh, S. C (1995). The History of Education in Modern India, 1757-2012

Image: William Jones learning Persian from a scholar. Source: NCERT class 8 textbook

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