Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
judge
historian linguist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal
|
| gptkbp:born |
September 28, 1746
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:Mary_Jones
gptkb:William_Jones gptkb:Anna_Jones |
| gptkbp:died |
April 27, 1794
|
| gptkbp:field |
culture
politics history art law philosophy science linguistics literature |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir William Jones
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Indology
modern linguistics |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
contributions to comparative linguistics
founding_the_Asiatic_Society studying_Sanskrit |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
philologist
orientalist |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Anna_Maria_Jones
|
| gptkbp:taught |
gptkb:University_College,_Oxford
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Works_of_Sir_William_Jones
A Grammar of the Persian Language The Principles of the Law of Evidence |