Banarsi Das Jain

linguist; first native Punjabi speaker to receive a doctorate in linguistics
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Banarsi Das Jain

Summary

Banarsi Das Jain is a human[1]. He worked as a writer[2], linguist[3], researcher[4], phonologist[5], and grammarian[6].

Key Facts

  • Banarsi Das Jain held citizenship in British Raj[7].
  • Punjabi was Banarsi Das Jain's native language[8].
  • Banarsi Das Jain worked as a writer[2].
  • Banarsi Das Jain worked as a linguist[3].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's professions included researcher[4].
  • Banarsi Das Jain worked as a phonologist[5].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's professions included grammarian[6].
  • Banarsi Das Jain worked as a syntactician[9].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's field of work was Punjabi grammar[10].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's field of work was Punjabi phonology[11].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's field of work was dialectology[12].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's field of work was Sanskrit Studies[13].
  • Banarsi Das Jain was employed by Oriental College[14].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's education included a stint at University College London[15].
  • Banarsi Das Jain was educated at Panjab University[16].
  • Banarsi Das Jain is recorded as male[17].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116997704[19].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311244652[20].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's GND ID is recorded as 1159038554[21].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86861315[22].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08324913[23].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's residence is recorded as Chandigarh[24].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's residence is recorded as London[25].
  • Banarsi Das Jain's residence is recorded as Lahore[26].

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Origins and Family

Punjabi was Banarsi Das Jain's native language[8].

Education

Educated at University College London[15], a university college[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1826[29], headquartered in UCL Main Building[30] and Panjab University[16], a state public university[31], in India[32], founded in 1882[33], headquartered in Chandigarh[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[2], linguist[3], researcher[4], phonologist[5], grammarian[6], and syntactician[9]. Fields of work include Punjabi grammar[10], a grammar[35]; Punjabi phonology[11], a phonological system[36]; dialectology[12], an academic discipline[37]; and Sanskrit Studies[13]. Banarsi Das Jain was employed by Oriental College[14].

FAQs

What did Banarsi Das Jain do for work?

Banarsi Das Jain worked as writer[2], linguist[3], researcher[4], phonologist[5], and grammarian[6].

Where did Banarsi Das Jain go to school?

Banarsi Das Jain was educated at University College London[15] and Panjab University[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . A Phonology of Panjabi as Spoken About Ludhiana. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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