# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-william-rhys-davids
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:27:19.716Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-william-rhys-davids"
name: "Thomas William Rhys Davids"
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description: "Thomas William Rhys Davids was a Welsh scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies."
tagline: "British scholar of the Pāli language (1843–1922)"
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birthDate: "1843-05-12"
deathDate: "1922-12-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump