John Gilchrist
Scottish indologist · Writers · Lived 1759 to 1841 · aged 81
John Borthwick Gilchrist was a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he spent most of his early career in India, where he made a study of the local languages. In later life, he returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh and London.
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In his final years, he moved to Paris, where he died at the age of 81.
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Lived 1759 to 1841 · aged 81
