Sir William Jones

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Born	September 28, 1746 • London • England
Died	April 27, 1794 (aged 47) • Kolkata • India • (Anniversary in 6 days)
Founder	Asiatic Society of Bengal
Subjects Of Study	Asia • Persian language • Sanskrit language • culture • grammar

Theodor Benfey

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James Owen Dorsey

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E.H. Palmer

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H.A. Giles

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August Wilhelm von Schlegel

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Alfred M. Tozzer

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Otto von Böhtlingk

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Charles Rockwell Lanman

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David Samuel Margoliouth

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Henry George Liddell

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Sir Richard Burton

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Sir Edmund Gosse

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Sir Richard Baker

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Terence Tiller

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Constance Garnett

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Lafcadio Hearn

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