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Sir William Jones
(1748-1794) was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
in 1784 of which Edward Tuite Dalton was a member. Jones was a
scholar of Ancient India and involved himself a great deal in
comparative linguistics, Sanskrit literature, ancient Indian history
and chronology, art, archaeology and natural history. He also fought
for Indian civil rights. It is very likely that he would have
influenced Dalton's work and way of thinking. To see a brilliant
website about Sir William Jones, click
here.
Another
interesting page is this, it gives a tribute to Sir William
Jones and more details about his life and contribtuions
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An 1845 version of the
history of The Asiatic Society of Bengal from the Journal of the
Asiatic Society of Bangal Vol XIV. Click
here.
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