Monier Monier-Williams
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Sir Monier Monier-Williams was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, P
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Boden Professor of Sanskrit
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The position of Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford was established in 1832 with money bequeathed to the university by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Boden, a retired soldier in the ser
Monier Monier-Williams
…Sir Monier Monier-Williams (; né Williams; 12 November 1819 – 11 April 1899) was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani. Monier Williams was born…
Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860), first Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University
Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900), photographed by Lewis Carroll