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Colebrooke, Henry Thomas

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated Indianist, born in London; served under the East India Company, and devoted his spare time to Indian literature; studied the Sanskrit language, wrote on the Vedas, translated the "Digest of Hindu Law" compiled by Sir William Jones, compiled a Sanskrit Dictionary, and wrote various treatises on the law and philosophy of the Hindus; he was one of the first scholars in Europe to reveal the treasures that lay hid in the literature of the East (1765-1837).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Colebrooke, Henry Thomas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/colebrooke-henry-thomas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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