Henry Thomas Colebrooke

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Indologist Sanskrit scholar human orientalist

Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a pioneering British orientalist and Sanskrit scholar often regarded as one of the founders of modern Indology.

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instanceOf Indologist ⓘ
Sanskrit scholar ⓘ
human ⓘ
orientalist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1765-06-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1837-03-10 ⓘ
describedAs one of the founders of modern Indology ⓘ
pioneering British orientalist and Sanskrit scholar ⓘ
educatedAt home education ⓘ
employer East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Colebrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ
father George Colebrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork Hindu law ⓘ
Indology ⓘ
Sanskrit studies ⓘ
comparative philology ⓘ
givenName Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
memberOf Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
name Henry Thomas Colebrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor founding modern Indology ⓘ
pioneering Western study of Sanskrit ⓘ
systematic study of Hindu law and philosophy ⓘ
notableWork A Grammar of the Sanskrit Language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Digest of Hindu Law on Contracts and Successions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Essays on the Religion and Philosophy of the Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation Indologist ⓘ
Sanskrit scholar ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ
orientalist ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
positionHeld director of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
judge in Bengal ⓘ
member of the Supreme Council of India ⓘ
relative Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence India NERFINISHED ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ

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