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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Haileybury_College
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1799-08-20
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gptkbp:contribution
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decipherment of ancient Indian scripts
study of Ashoka's edicts
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1840-04-22
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Journal_of_the_Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:John_Prinsep
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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archaeology
epigraphy
numismatics
philology
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gptkbp:honor
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Prinsep Ghat named after him
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gptkbp:knownFor
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deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts
studies of Indian coins
work on Ashokan inscriptions
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Essays_on_Indian_Antiquities
Useful Tables
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:antiquarian
gptkb:orientalist
gptkb:linguist
gptkb:scholar
gptkb:numismatist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Calcutta
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:Henry_Thoby_Prinsep
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gptkbp:workInstitution
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gptkb:Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal
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gptkb:Kharosthi_script
gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkb:Ashokan_edicts
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Prinsep
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