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Thomas William Rhys Davids

British scholar of the Pāli language (1843–1922)
Person Human Q966962

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
May 12, 1843, 1843[10]
Date of death
December 27, 1922, 1922[11]
Place of birth
Colchester
Place of death
Chipstead
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
Occupation
Indologist, orientalist, philologist, linguist, writer, translator, university teacher, scholar[15][16][17]
Employer
University College London[21]
Field of work
linguistics, Pali, Indo-Aryan[18][19][20]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[25]
Award received
Fellow of the British Academy[23]
Spouse
Caroline Rhys Davids[12]
Child
Arthur Rhys-Davids[13]
Doctoral advisor
Adolf Friedrich Stenzler[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Archives at
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge[27]
Contributed to creative work
Dictionary of National Biography[35]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30][31][32][33]
Family name
Davids[28]
Given name
Thomas[29]
Member of
British Academy[24]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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BDRC Resource ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kallías ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
000174837
National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
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PUG authority ID
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Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Lucien Choury
Treccani ID
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UK National Archives ID
F58992
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12213898
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/183283
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Who's Who UK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 8
writer, translator, linguist, scholar, university teacher, philologist, orientalist, Indologist
Field of work 3
linguistics, Pali, Indo-Aryan
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Award received 1
Fellow of the British Academy
Child 1
Arthur Rhys-Davids
Children (paternal) 1
Arthur Rhys-Davids
Contributed to creative work 1
Dictionary of National Biography
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Doctoral advisor 1
Adolf Friedrich Stenzler
Employer 1
University College London
Founded entities 1
Pali Text Society
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
British Academy
Place of birth 1
Colchester
Place of death 1
Chipstead
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
SNARC ID 1
Lucien Choury
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Caroline Rhys Davids
Spouses 1
Caroline Rhys Davids
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Thomas William Rhys Davids was born on May 12, 1843[1], in Colchester[2]. He died on December 27, 1922[3], in Chipstead[4]. He worked as an Indologist[5], orientalist[6], philologist[7], linguist[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Thomas William Rhys Davids born?

Thomas William Rhys Davids was born in Colchester[2].

Where did Thomas William Rhys Davids die?

Thomas William Rhys Davids passed away in Chipstead[4].

Who was Thomas William Rhys Davids married to?

Thomas William Rhys Davids's spouses include Caroline Rhys Davids[12].

What did Thomas William Rhys Davids do for work?

Thomas William Rhys Davids worked as an Indologist[5], orientalist[6], philologist[7], linguist[8], and writer[9].

What awards did Thomas William Rhys Davids receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[23].

Related Entities

Colchester linguistics United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . ames.cam.ac.uk. ames.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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