When1: 1783
When2: 1794
Who: William Jones [Jones, William]
What: linguist
Where: England
works\ Sanscrit Language [1786: nonfiction]; Laws of Manu [1783 to 1794: translation from Sanskrit]; Recollection of Shakuntala [1783 to 1794: translation from Sanskrit of play by Kalidasa. Shakuntala was a beautiful woman.]; Account of Seasons or Cycle of Seasons [1783 to 1794: translation from Sanskrit of poem by Kalidasa]; Gita Govinda or Song of Govind or Song of Divine Love between Radha and Krishna [1783 to 1794: translation from Sanskrit of poem by Jayadeva. Govind is Krishna as Protector.]
Detail: He lived 1746 to 1794 and related Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin by describing similarities among words [1786].
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