William jones biography
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William Jones (philologist)
British philologist and scholar (–)
Sir William JonesFRS FRAS FRSE (28 September – 27 April ) was a British philologist, orientalist, indologist 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. As part of his research, he was the first to assert the kinship of the Indo-European languages. Jones also founded the Asiatic samhälle in Calcutta in
Early life
[edit]William Jones was born in London; his father William Jones (–) was a mathematician from Anglesey in Wales, noted for introducing the use of the emblem π. The young William Jones was a linguistic prodigy, who in addition to his native languages English and Welsh, learned Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, Hebrew and the basics of kinesisk writing at an early age. By the end of his life, he
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William Jones (September 28, – April 27, ) was an Englishphilologist and student of ancient India. He is particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. Having trained and practiced law, Jones combined his love of India with his scholarship, producing significant publications on Hindu and Islamic law. Together with Charles Wilkins, he was instrumental in establishing scholarly interest in Indian culture, which laid the foundation for the field of Indology. His contributions to linguistics and inspiring Western interest in the study of India remain significant advances in our understanding of our common heritage as the family of humankind.
Life
William Jones was born on September 28, , in London, England. His father (also named Sir William Jones) was a famous mathematician. The young William Jones was a linguistic prodigy, learning Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, and the basics of Chinese at an early age. By the end of hi
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Sir William Jones ()
Sir William Jones, was born on 28th September , in London, the third child of William Jones, F.R.S., an able mathematician. His father died in and he was raised by his mother Maria Jones (née Nix). Jones attended Harrow School from where he taught himself Hebrew and was seen to be an able poet, keen chess-player and to have a prodigious memory. After school he went to University College, Oxford, where alongside the usual studies he learnt Arabic and Persian.
In Jones became tutor to Lord Althorp (later Earl Spencer) and with the Spencer family travelled to Europe, learning German. In he translated the Persian history of Nadir Shah into French at the request of King Christian VII of Denmark. Other publications followed including the Grammar of the Persian Language in , a volume of poetry in and the Commentaries on Asiatic Poetry in Jones was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in
Jones was admitted to the Temple in to read law, being appointed in as one