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Jones, Sir William
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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English Orientalist, born in London; passed through Oxford to the English bar in 1774, and was made a judge in Bengal in 1783; early devoted to Eastern languages and literature, he published numerous translations and other works, concluding with "Sakuntala" and "The Laws of Manu"; he founded the Asiatic Society at Calcutta, where he died (1746-1794).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jones, Sir William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/j/jones-sir-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jones, Sir William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/j/jones-sir-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
