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September 1746 in London; † 27. April 1794 in Kalkutta) war ein walisischer Jurist und betätigte sich als Philologe. Ab 1783 war Jones Richter am Obersten Gericht von Bengalen. Im Folgejahr gründete Jones die Asiatic Society.
Sir William Jones FRS FRAS FRSE (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, orientalist and a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India.
Sir William Jones was a British Orientalist and jurist who did much to encourage interest in Oriental studies in the West. Of Welsh parentage, he studied at Harrow and University College, Oxford (1764–68), and learned Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian. By the end of his life, he had learned.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Jones ist der Name folgender Personen: William Jones (Mathematiker) (1675–1749), walisischer Mathematiker. William Jones (Maler), britischer Maler. William Jones (Theologe) ( William Jones of Nayland; 1726–1800), britischer Theologe.
9. Apr. 2023 · The legacy of Sir William Jones is one of the more unexplored territories of Jones scholarship, and in this essay I examine some of the ways Jones and his work were treated in Britain after his death.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir William Jones, a poet, lawyer, linguist, and Orientalist who influenced European and Indian culture. Explore his discoveries of the Indo-European language family, his translations of Sanskrit and Persian literature, and his role in British colonial politics.
22. Sept. 2009 · We come now to Sir William Jones (1746–94), to whom so much credit for developments in historical linguistics has been given. Jones’ (1786 [1789]) famous “philologer” passage – that most momentous soundbite of yore – declared a relationship between Sanskrit and several other Indo-European languages, and is often cited as ...
