Jones, Sir William — (1746 1794) Born in London of Welsh parentage, the youngest child of William Jones, he was educated at Harrow School and graduated M.A. from University College, Oxford, in 1773. A language prodigy, by the end of his life he had learned 28… … British and Irish poets
Jones, Sir William — born Sept. 28, 1746, London, Eng. died April 27, 1794, Calcutta British orientalist, linguist, and jurist. He completed an authoritative Grammar of the Persian Language in 1771. For financial reasons he then turned to the study and practice of… … Universalium
Jones, Sir William — (28 sep. 1746, Londres, Inglaterra–27 abr. 1794, Calcuta). Orientalista, lingüista y jurista británico. En 1771 dio término a un docto compendio titulado Grammar of the Persian Language [Gramática persa]. Por razones financieras, se dedicó al… … Enciclopedia Universal
JONES, SIR WILLIAM — English Orientalist, born in London; passed through Oxford to the English bar in 1774, and was made a judge in Bengal in 1783; early devoted to Eastern languages and literature, he published numerous translations and other works, concluding… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Jones, Sir William — (1746 1794) Orientalist and jurist, was b. in London, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf. He lost his f., an eminent mathematician, at 3 years of age. He early showed extraordinary aptitude for acquiring languages, specially those of the East, and… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
William Jones (philologue) — William Jones (linguiste) Pour les articles homonymes, voir William Jones. Sir William Jones Sir William Jones (Londres, 2 … Wikipédia en Français
William jones (linguiste) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir William Jones. Sir William Jones Sir William Jones (Londres, 2 … Wikipédia en Français
William Hall-Jones — ( 1920) Sir William Hall Jones (* 16. Januar 1851 in Folkestone, Kent; † 19. Juni 1936) war ein neuseeländischer Politiker und vom 10. Juni bis 10. August 1906 kurzzeitig Premierminister von Neuseeland. Hall Jones wurde 1851 in Folkestone in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Morris — (* 24. März 1834 in Walthamstow; † 3. Oktober 1896 in London) war ein britischer Maler, Architekt, Dichter, Kunstgewerbler, Ingenieur und Drucker. Er war we … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Dorsey Pender — Born February 6, 1834(1834 02 06) Edgecombe County, North Ca … Wikipedia