Horace Hayman Wilson

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1786
gptkbp:deathDate 1860
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_Thomas'_Hospital,_London
gptkbp:fieldOfWork translator
Sanskrit literature
lexicography
Indology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horace Hayman Wilson
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering Sanskrit studies in Britain
first English translation of the Rigveda
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sanskrit-English_Dictionary
translation of Meghaduta
translation of the Rigveda
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:linguist
gptkb:physician
Buddhist monk
orientalist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:positionHeld Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal
first Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University
gptkbp:spouse Frances Siddons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mudrarakshasa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6