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Monier Monier-Williams

British professor of Sanskrit (1819-1899) · Academics · Died at 79

Sir Monier Monier-Williams was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Honorary Doctor of the University of Calcutta
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Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1899 · aged 79