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William Jones

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Uruguayan rower (1924–2014)

Person · Open Library

Born
1923
Works
30

Top works

  • Virgils Eclogues
  • The true friend, or, A bill of exchange, expressed in a sermon preached at White-hall
  • An answer to Pope Vrban his inurbanity
  • Informations
  • Strange newes out of divers countries never discovered till of late, by a strange pilgrime in those parts

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
176
Total plays
682

Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was an English philologist and scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. He was also the founder of the Asiatic Society. Jones was born in London at Beaufort Buildings, Westminster; his father (also named William Jones) was a mathematician from Anglesey in Wales, noted for devising the use of the symbol pi. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Jone

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Family name
Jones
Gender
male
Citizenship
Uruguay
Place of birth
Q309442
Place of death
Inverness
Occupation
rower
Languages spoken
Spanish
Sport
rowing
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date of death
2014-08-07
date of birth
1924-12-06
name in native language
William Jones
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William Jones
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