Horace Hayman Wilson
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Horace Hayman Wilson was a 19th-century British orientalist and Sanskrit scholar known for his pioneering translations of Indian texts and his contributions to the study of South Asian languages and culture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Horace Hayman Wilson canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sanskrit scholar
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human ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ orientalist ⓘ translator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
East India Company
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indology
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Sanskrit studies ⓘ South Asian studies ⓘ lexicography ⓘ translation of Indian texts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European understanding of Indian literature
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later Indologists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the study of South Asian culture
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contributions to the study of South Asian languages ⓘ early English translations of Sanskrit literature ⓘ pioneering translations of Indian texts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
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Royal Asiatic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century Orientalism ⓘ |
| name | Horace Hayman Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sanskrit–English dictionary
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translation of the Rigveda ⓘ translations of Purāṇic texts ⓘ works on the history of India ⓘ writings on Hindu religious literature ⓘ |
| occupation |
Sanskrit scholar
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indologist ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ orientalist ⓘ philologist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Hinduism
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Indian history ⓘ Indian religions ⓘ Sanskrit language ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Calcutta
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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