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Also known as Jones, William, 1760-1831

American politician (1760-1831)

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
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Bethlehem
Occupation
banker
Languages spoken
English language
Image
William-Jones.jpg
Work location
Washington, D.C.
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date of death
1831-09-06
date of birth
1760-01-01
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