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Caroline Rhys Davids

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British academic (1857-1942)

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Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857-1942) was a British writer and translator. She worked first in economics before becoming widely known as an editor, translator, and interpreter of Buddhist texts in the Pāli language.

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The fighter ace Arthur Rhys Davids. He died in action on 23 October 1917, aged just twenty.The fighter ace Arthur Rhys Davids. He died in action on 23 October 1917, aged just twenty.

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Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids (1857-1942) was a British writer and translator. She worked first in economics before becoming widely known as an editor, translator, and interpreter of Buddhist texts in the Pāli language. She was honorary secretary of the Pali Text Society from 1907, and its president from 1923 to 1942.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1857 to 1942 · aged 84
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