Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for William Jones (philologist) across 4 places, from 1770 to 1794.
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Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a Welsh philologist, scholar and judge.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1770year
Indiaattested“In 1770, Jones joined the Middle Temple and studied law for three years, a preliminary to his life-work in India.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Walesattested“He spent some time as a circuit judge in Wales, and then became involved in politics: he made a fruitless attempt to resolve the American Revolution in concert with Benjamin Franklin in Paris, and ran for the post of Member of Parliament…”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
27 April 1794exact date
Kolkataattested“He died in Calcutta on 27 April 1794 at the age of 47 and is buried in South Park Street Cemetery.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
27 April 1794exact date
South Park Street Cemeteryattested“He died in Calcutta on 27 April 1794 at the age of 47 and is buried in South Park Street Cemetery.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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September 1753month
Harrow Schoolmentioned“He was sent to Harrow School in September 1753 and then went on to University College, Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
September 1753month
University College, Oxfordmentioned“He was sent to Harrow School in September 1753 and then went on to University College, Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Indiamentioned“Finally, in a memoir sent to the French Academy of Sciences in 1767 Gaston-Laurent Coeurdoux, a French Jesuit who spent all his life in India, had specifically demonstrated the existing analogy between Sanskrit and European languages.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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French Academymentioned“Finally, in a memoir sent to the French Academy of Sciences in 1767 Gaston-Laurent Coeurdoux, a French Jesuit who spent all his life in India, had specifically demonstrated the existing analogy between Sanskrit and European languages.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)mentioned“He spent some time as a circuit judge in Wales, and then became involved in politics: he made a fruitless attempt to resolve the American Revolution in concert with Benjamin Franklin in Paris, and ran for the post of Member of Parliament…”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Parismentioned“He spent some time as a circuit judge in Wales, and then became involved in politics: he made a fruitless attempt to resolve the American Revolution in concert with Benjamin Franklin in Paris, and ran for the post of Member of Parliament…”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Meccamentioned“Dilly, 1782) * William Jones, The Moallakát: or seven Arabian poems, which were suspended on the temple at Mecca; with a translation, and arguments (London: P.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
4 March 1783exact date
Kolkatamentioned“He was appointed puisne judge to the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Calcutta, Bengal, on 4 March 1783, and on 20 March he was knighted.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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Shrewsburymentioned“Payne and son, 1784) * William Davies Shipley, The whole of the proceedings at the assizes at Shrewsbury, Aug.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
15 January 1784exact date
Kolkatamentioned“In the Subcontinent he was entranced by Indian culture, an as-yet untouched field in European scholarship, and on 15 January 1784 he founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta.”source: Wikipedia: William Jones (philologist)
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