William Jones (philologist)

Philologist and scholar of ancient India

Sir William Jones FRS FRAS FRSE (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India. He is particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indo-Aryan languages, which later came to be known as the Indo-European languages.

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William Jones was born on Wednesday, 28 September 1746 in Westminster, London England. His full name at birth was William Jones. He was best known as a scientist. Jones' country of citizenship (nationality) was Welsh. He died on Sunday, 27 April 1794 in Calcutta, India at the age of 47. His zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Date of birth	28 September 1746	edit
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Date of death	27 April 1794	edit
Age	47 (age at death)
Place of death	Calcutta, India	edit
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Occupation category	Scientist	edit
Nationality	Welsh	edit

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