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Jack Francis Needham
British linguist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1842 to 1924 · aged 82
Jack Francis Needham OBE (1842-1924) was a British officer in the Bengal Police who was posted in the Eastern Himalayan region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He authored several pioneering descriptions of Sino-Tibetan and Tai-Kadai languages in the area.
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1842 to 1924 · aged 82