What is William Jones's full name?
William Jones
William Jones nickname(s):
William Jones
William Jones date of birth:
September 28, 1746
How old was William Jones when died?
47
Where was William Jones born?
Westminster, London England
When did William Jones die?
April 27, 1794
Where did William Jones die?
Calcutta, India
What is William Jones nationality?
Welsh
What is William Jones's occupation?
philologist
Short Biography
Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was an Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. He along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and started a journal called 'Asiatick Researches'.