Philosopher

William Jones (philologist)

Overview

Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746–1794)

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Ideas William Jones (philologist) discusses

• Persian language
• Greek language
• The World as Will and Representation
• Hebrew language
• History of India
• Iran
• Indo-European languages
• Vedas
• Japanese language
• Bengal Presidency
• Latin
• American Revolution
• Henry Thomas Colebrooke
• Indian subcontinent
• Vedanta
• Sanskrit
• Vyasa
• Knight Bachelor
• Benjamin Franklin
• Zoroaster
• Motilal Banarsidass
• Chess
• Proto-Indo-European language
• Chinese language

Place in the tradition

Part of Vedanta.

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