William Jones (22 oct. 1783 – 27 avr. 1794)
Description:
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
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
22 oct. 1783
27 avr. 1794
~ 10 years