William Jones (philologist)
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William Jones (philologist) was an 18th-century British scholar and linguist best known for proposing the common origin of Indo-European languages, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Jones | 2 |
| Sir William Jones | 1 |
| Sir William Jones (philologist) | 1 |
| William Jones (mathematician) | 1 |
| William Jones (philologist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2382922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William Jones (philologist) Context triple: [Jones, notableBearer, William Jones (philologist)]
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William Jones
William Jones was a pioneering basketball administrator and long-time FIBA secretary general who played a key role in globalizing and organizing the sport internationally.
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B.
John Chadwick
John Chadwick was a British linguist and classical scholar best known for helping to decipher the ancient Mycenaean Greek script known as Linear B.
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C.
Thomas Young
Thomas Young was an English polymath and physician renowned for his pioneering work in optics, particularly the wave theory of light and the famous double-slit experiment.
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D.
Edward Leader Williams
Edward Leader Williams was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing major canal and waterway projects, including the Manchester Ship Canal.
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E.
John Camden Hotten
John Camden Hotten was a 19th-century English publisher, bookseller, and author known for his influential role in Victorian literary culture and for founding the firm that became Chatto & Windus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Jones (philologist) Target entity description: William Jones (philologist) was an 18th-century British scholar and linguist best known for proposing the common origin of Indo-European languages, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics.
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A.
William Jones
William Jones was a pioneering basketball administrator and long-time FIBA secretary general who played a key role in globalizing and organizing the sport internationally.
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B.
John Chadwick
John Chadwick was a British linguist and classical scholar best known for helping to decipher the ancient Mycenaean Greek script known as Linear B.
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C.
Thomas Young
Thomas Young was an English polymath and physician renowned for his pioneering work in optics, particularly the wave theory of light and the famous double-slit experiment.
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D.
Edward Leader Williams
Edward Leader Williams was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing major canal and waterway projects, including the Manchester Ship Canal.
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E.
John Camden Hotten
John Camden Hotten was a 19th-century English publisher, bookseller, and author known for his influential role in Victorian literary culture and for founding the firm that became Chatto & Windus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ linguist ⓘ orientalist ⓘ philologist ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1746-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-04-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harrow School
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University College, Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| father |
William Jones (philologist)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Jones (mathematician)
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| fieldOfWork |
Indology
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Sanskrit studies ⓘ comparative linguistics ⓘ law ⓘ |
| founded | Asiatic Society of Bengal ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Indo-European studies
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comparative philology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational work in comparative linguistics
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proposing the common origin of Indo-European languages ⓘ studies of Sanskrit ⓘ translation of Asian texts ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
Sanskrit ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Nix ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| name |
William Jones (philologist)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Jones
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Grammar of the Persian Language
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The Sanskrit Language (1786 discourse) ⓘ translation of Kalidasa's Shakuntala ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ linguist ⓘ orientalist ⓘ philologist ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
Bengal Presidency
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British India ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Maria Shipley ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bengal
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Calcutta ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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Subject: William Jones (philologist) Description of subject: William Jones (philologist) was an 18th-century British scholar and linguist best known for proposing the common origin of Indo-European languages, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics.
Referenced by (6)
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