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Franklin Edgerton
Linguist (1885-1963) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 78
Franklin Edgerton was an American linguist and Indologist. He was Salisbury Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Yale University (1926) and visiting professor at Benares Hindu University (1953-4). Between 1913 and 1926, he was the Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1963 · aged 78