JONES, SIR WILLIAM

1746–94, English philologist and jurist. Jones was celebrated for his understanding of jurisprudence and of Oriental languages. He published an Essay on the Law of Bailments (1781), widely used in America as well as in England. For 11 years he was a supreme court judge in Calcutta. Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. Through the Society, as well as through his publications, he had a great influence on literature, Asian study, and philology in Western Europe. Jones was the first to suggest that Sanskrit originated from the same source as Latin and Greek, thus laying the foundation for modern comparative philology.

See his letters, ed. by G. Cannon (2 vol., 1970); study by S. N. Mukherjee (1987).

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The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923
Book by R. B. Fleming; University of British Columbia Press, 1991
Subjects: Industrialists--Canada--Biography, Mackenzie, William--Sir--1849-1923, Railroads--Canada--History
...10 They returned to Toronto, and on 9 March, William and Margaret sailed to England, where he was about...pocket diary, he recorded his visit to Britain. Sir William met Scott and Jones, London representative of the Canadian Bank of Commerce...
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Deep Distresses: William Wordsworth, John Wordsworth, Sir George Beaumont : 1800-1808
Book by Richard E. Matlak; University of Delaware Press, 2003
Subjects: Beaumont, George Howland--Sir--1753-1827, Brothers--Great Britain--Biography, Death In Literature, Elegiac Poetry, English--History And Criticism, Poets, English--19th Century--Biography, Poets, English--19th Century--Family Relationships, Sailors--Great Britain--Biography, Wordsworth, John--1772-1805, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Elegiac Stanzas, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Family
...Routledge, 1954. Jones, William. Discourses Delivered at the...Reprint of Vol. 3 of Works of William Jones, 1807. Knight, William Angus, ed. Memorials of Coleorton...Edmond, ed. The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, containing...
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The Life of Sir William Harcourt
Book by A. G. Gardiner; Constable & Company, 1923
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--19th Century, Harcourt, William Vernon--Sir--1827-1904
...craft of the serpent. To give in at this moment to "Asquithism" is only to play into the hands of malignants like Atherley Jones and George Russell. I dont profess to be a profound political philosopher, but I fancy I know something of political strategies...
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Sophocles Revisited: Essays Presented to Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones
Book by Jasper Griffin, Hugh Lloyd-Jones; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Greek Drama (Tragedy)--History And Criticism, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Sophocles--Criticism And Interpretation
...Posthumous Aspersions of Mr. Gibbon Bishopstone . INGRAM, WILLIAM HENRY 1966 , "Greek Drama and the Augustan Stage: Dennis...JOCELYN, H. D. 1967 ed. , The Tragedies of Ennius Cambridge . JONES, DANIEL 1971 ed. , Dylan Thomas: The Poems London . KERRIGAN...
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A True Relation of the Life and Death of the Right Reverend Father in God William Bedell: Lord Bishop of Kilmore in Ireland
Book by Thomas Wharton Jones, William Bedell; Printed for the Camden Society, 1872
Subjects: Bedell, William--Bp. Of Kilmore And Ardagh--1571-1642
...OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY . FOR THE YEAR 1871-72 President, SIR WILLIAM TITE, C.B., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.S.A. WILLIAM CHAPPELL, ESQ. F.S.A, Treasurer. WILLIAM DURRANT COOPER, ESQ. F.S.A. F. W, COSENS, ESQ. JOHN...
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A Tiger in a Brake: The Stealth of Reason in the Scholarship of Sir William Jones in India
Journal article by Fred Hoerner; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 37, 1995
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...in motion by Joness attempt to arrest it. University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas NOTES 1 Sir William Jones, The Works of Sir William Jones , ed. Lord Teignmouth, 13 vols. (London: J. Stockdale, 1807 ), 7:9. 2 Garland Cannon...
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Sir William Davenant's Use of Shakespeare in 'The Law against Lovers
Journal article by Katherine West Scheil; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 76, 1997
Subjects: Drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shakespeare, William--Adaptations, United Kingdom--History, 1660-1688 (Restoration)
Sir William Davenants use of Shakespeare in The Law...by several critics. In The Comedy Of Sir William Davenant (Paris and The Hague: Mouton...so full (4:8). (26) The Works of Sir William Davenant, 67. (27) Gerard Langbaine...
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A Man on the Cusp: Sir William Jones's "Philology" and "Oriental Studies"
Journal article by Haruko Momma; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 41, 1999
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...European languages and dialects proposed before Jones, see Giuliano Bonfante , "Ideas on the Kinship...Indiana University Press, 1931 ), 22. 8. William Jones, The Collected Works of Sir William Jones , 13 vols. (London: J. Stockdale, 1807...
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Four Notes on the Secret Agent: Sir William Harcourt, Ford and Helen Rossetti, Bourdin's Relations, and a Warning against [Delta
Journal article by Michael Newton; Vol. 32, 2007
...Four Notes on the Secret Agent: Sir William Harcourt, Ford and Helen Rossetti...requests from the Astronomer Royal, Sir William Christie, for better protection...Royal Observatory or meeting with Sir William Christie on the subject of the...
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Faulkner in a Haystack: the Search for William Faulkner's Television Adaptations of "the Brooch" and "shall Not Perish"
Journal article by William Furry; The Faulkner Journal, Vol. 16, 2000
Subjects: Faulkner, William (1897-1962), Screenplays, Writers
...Faulkner $1,000 for the story Jones 64). "Two Soldiers" introduces...minister. Sets were created by William Craig Smith, and music was...come back. HOUSEMAN: Yes, sir. (II,5) Here is an implicit...Conclusion My discovery of William Faulkners teleplays for "The...
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William Jones and His Circle: The Man Who Invented the Concept of Pi: In 1706 a Little-Known Mathematics Teacher William Jones First Used a Symbol to Represent the Platonic Concept of Pi, an Ideal That in Numerical Terms Can Be Approached, but Never Reached. Patricia Rothman Discusses Jones's Significance among His Contemporaries and the Unique Archive That Forms His Legacy
Magazine article by Patricia Rothman; History Today, Vol. 59, July 2009
Subjects: Jones, William E. (American mathematician)--Works, Pi--History, Teachers--Works, pi (Number)--History
William Jones and His Circle: The Man Who Invented...a Little-Known Mathematics Teacher William Jones First Used a Symbol to Represent the...by a self-taught mathematics teacher William Jones (1675-1749) in his second book Synopsis...
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Thomas Jones: An Eighteenth-Century Welsh Artist in Italy
Magazine article by Rosemary Markham; Contemporary Review, Vol. 284, February 2004
Subjects: Artists--Analysis, Artists--Biography, Jones, Thomas--Biography, Jones, Thomas--History
...there. Then, late 1776, Jones sets off for the Magic Land...called on the British envoy, Sir William Hamilton, he called on William Beckford during the latters...grand manner. But at what Jones thought was his nadir in reputation...
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Bob Jones Meets the Brooklyn Museum
Magazine article by Ann Coulter; Human Events, Vol. 56, March 31, 2000
Subjects: Bob Jones University-Greenville SC, Catholicism, Colleges & universities, Religious fundamentalism
...Catholics think Bob Jones, Jr., was barking up...only-the terrifying Bob Jones, Jr., relinquished...of privately funded Bob Jones University in 1971. The...particular disdain for William Donohue-- whom Sullivan...simply will not do. No sir. Sullivan concludes his...
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Against All Odds
Magazine article by Adam Hochschild; Mother Jones, Vol. 29, January 2004
Subjects: Abolition of slavery, Activism, Clarkson, Thomas, History, Human rights, Media coverage, Parliaments, Racial discrimination, Wilberforce, William
...sugar boycott was at its peak. William Wordsworth wrote that the anti...tall, slender prime minister, William Pitt, not yet 33 years old...itself, Pitt asked, "How, sir! Is this enormous evil ever...continued slavery was too high. William Taylor, a former Jamaican plantation...
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Respectable Reefer
Magazine article by Gary Greenberg; Mother Jones, Vol. 30, November 2005
Subjects: Drug policy, GW Pharmaceuticals, Marijuana, Medical research, Notcutt, William
...gallery on the wall, the office where Dr. William Notcutts research assistants keep track...justices-including Clarence Thomas and William Rehnquist-dissented on the grounds that...We can say, Here is your motorcar, sir. Would you like the standard version...
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'Hello Wembley!' Yelled the Princes (They Know How to Throw a Party); Eclectic: Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 2, 2007
Subjects: Musicians, Williams, Pharrell
...Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen...Thrills WHEN Princes William and Harry began putting...Lot of Love with Tom Jones, was also onher best...saluted the efforts of William and Harry. Much funnier...
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'Hello Wembley!' Yelled the Princes (They Know How to Throw a Party); Queen and David Bowie's UnderMonkeys' I Bet You Look Good OnEclectic: Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 2, 2007
Subjects: Musicians, Williams, Pharrell
...Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen...Thrills WHEN Princes William and Harry began putting...Lot of Love with Tom Jones, was also on her best...saluted the efforts of William and Harry. Much funnier...
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'Hello Wembley!' Yelled the Princes (They Know How to Throw a Party); Eclectic: Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 2, 2007
Subjects: Musicians
...Eclectic: Joss Stone and Tom Jones. Inset: Sir Elton and Lily Allen...Adrian Thrills WHEN Princes William and Harry began putting...concert had been opened by Sir Elton John, singing Your...a Lot of Love with Tom Jones, was also on her bestbehaviour...
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The Passing of Venus by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 8, 2004
...The Passing of Venus by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Byline: Helen Gabriel...Edward Coley Burne-Jones belonged to billionaire...age of 70. The Burne-Jones paintings are part of...friend of fellow student William Morris and went on to...
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'I'll Be Singing When I'm 100' Just Weeks after Celebrating His 70th Birthday, Sir Tom Jones Is Releasing a Gospel Album in Which His Incredible Voice Is Laid Bare. David Owens Enjoys an Audience with the Music Legend Who Reveals He Has No Plans to Retire
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 23, 2010
...sick joke. Unsurprisingly, Jones was furious when he learnt of...sing with conviction," says Jones. "They had to deal with matters...living legend is at an end, Sir Tom kindly agrees to pose for...Ill just tell them that SirTom Jones sent me. Praise Blame is released...
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encyclopedia articles on: Jones Sir William  - 21 results

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Jones, Sir William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JONES, SIR WILLIAM 1746 94, English philologist and jurist. Jones was celebrated for his understanding of jurisprudence...was a supreme court judge in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. Through...
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Burne-Jones, Sir Edward
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BURNE-JONES, SIR EDWARD 1833 98. English...College, Oxford, where he met William Morris , who became his lifelong...Botticelli and Mantegna. Burne-Jones rose to success in 1877 with...throughout England. Burne-Jones also created the woodcut...
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Blackstone, Sir William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLACKSTONE, SIR WILLIAM 1723 80, English jurist. At first...It ranks with the achievements of Sir Edward Coke and Sir Matthew Hale, Blackstones great predecessors...ed. and with an introd. by G. Jones (1973); biography by O. A. Lockmiller...
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Ross, Sir John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROSS, SIR JOHN 1777 1856, British...Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded...of Boothia, and King William Island and explored Smith, Jones, and Lancaster sounds...Sound region to search for Sir John Franklin. He wrote...
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Shakespeare, William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Roman tragedies he used Sir Thomas North s translation...possibly the initials of William Herbert, 3d earl of...century English critic William Hazlitt , who continued...approach, such as Ernest Jones s Oedipal interpretation...or not the historical William Shakespeare was indeed...
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