William Jones
William Jones was an 18th-century British philologist and scholar, renowned for his work in comparative linguistics. He is best known for proposing the idea of a common ancestry for Indo-European languages, which laid the foundation for modern linguistic studies and the understanding of language evolution.
Born on Sep 28, 1746 (278 years old)
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Ireland:
William Jones was the father of Arthur Jones and ran the firm on St Stephen’s Green.
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China:
William Jones, the head of the Washington branch of Global Strategy Information, criticized the U.S. and NATO for ignoring Russian concerns.
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Sweden:
Sir William Jones noted the similarities between Indian and European languages in the 1780s.
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