Historedia
Person

Sir William Jones

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1786

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir William Jones, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Jones' Lecture on Sanskrit

    1786

    Role: Philologist, Judge, and Founder of the Asiatic Society

    1. 2 February 1786 · CalcuttaThird Anniversary Discourse

      Jones delivered a speech to the Asiatic Society proposing a common origin for Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin.

Sources

  1. William Jones (philologist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07
  2. The Asiatic Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18