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William Jones

Engelsk indolog och orientalist.

Born 1746-09-28 i Westminster, died 1794-04-27 i Kolkata.

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1790s

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1794-04-27

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1832-09-12

Mentioned in 1 item: § 22,
22:o Till Academien hade hennes numera aflidne ledamot, Doctor Collin i Philadelphia förärat följande; Academien redan tillhandakomne böcker och skrifter:
Condorcet Essai sur les probabilités. 4:o
Etat de la [Suisse (?)] 2. T. 4:o
Richard description de l'Italie. 6. vol.
Lyman Polical State of Italy.
History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland with portraits &c. 4. vol.
The siege of Gibraltar.
Le veritable esprit militaire. 2. vol.
Guibert, Essai général de tactique. 2. vol. s
Code of Gentoo Laws.
Paston, Asiatics Monarchies.
Cap:t Hall's account of the great Loo cho Island.
Stauntons British Embrassy to China.
Hopkins vocabulary, Persian, Arabic et English.
Jones Grammar of the Persian Language.
Howisons Malay Dictionary.
Hadley Grammar of the Hindostan Dialect.

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1794

1794-04-27

William Jones dog