Saurabh vanzari biography of williams

British professor of Sanskrit (–)

Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsKCIE (; néWilliams; 12 November – 11 April ) was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England.

Saurabh vanzari biography of williams

He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani.

Early life

Monier Williams was born in Bombay, the son of Colonel Monier Williams, surveyor-general in the Bombay presidency.

His surname was "Williams" until , when he added his given name to his surname to create the hyphenated "Monier-Williams". In , he was sent to England to be educated at private schools at Hove, Chelsea and Finchley. He was educated at King's College School, Balliol College, Oxford (–40), the East India Company College (–41) and University College, Oxford (–44).

He took a fourth-class honours degree in Literae Humaniores in ^[1]

He married Julia Grantham, daughter of Rev. Francis Joseph Faithfull, in They had six sons a