1. Sir Monier Monier-Williams was a British scholar who was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England.
17 Facts About Monier Monier-Williams
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Monier Monier-Williams studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani.
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Monier Monier-Williams's surname was "Williams" until 1887, when he added his given name to his surname to create the hyphenated "Monier-Williams".
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Monier Monier-Williams was educated at King's College School, Balliol College, Oxford, the East India Company College and University College, Oxford.
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Monier Monier-Williams took a fourth-class honours degree in Literae Humaniores in 1844.
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Monier Monier-Williams married Julia Grantham, daughter of Rev Francis Joseph Faithfull, in 1848.
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Monier Monier-Williams Williams taught Asian languages at the East India Company College from 1844 until 1858 when company rule in India ended after the 1857 rebellion.
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Monier Monier-Williams came to national prominence during the 1860 election campaign for the Boden Chair of Sanskrit at Oxford University, in which he stood against Max Muller.
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Monier Monier-Williams Williams was seen as a less brilliant scholar, but had a detailed practical knowledge of India itself, and of actual religious practices in modern Hinduism.
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Monier Monier-Williams Williams stated that his aims were practical rather than speculative.
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When Monier Monier-Williams Williams founded the University's Indian Institute in 1883, it provided both an academic focus and a training ground for the Indian Civil Service.
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Monier Monier-Williams's vision was the better acquaintance of England and India.
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Monier Monier-Williams Williams travelled to India in 1875,1876 and 1883 to finance his project by fundraising.
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Monier Monier-Williams considered the more popular traditions of karma and bhakti to be of lesser spiritual value.
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Monier Monier-Williams was knighted in 1876, and was made KCIE in 1887, when he adopted his given name of Monier as an additional surname.
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Monier Monier-Williams was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1886.
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Monier Monier-Williams received the following academic honours: Honorary DCL, Oxford, 1875; LLD, Calcutta, 1876; Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, 1880; Honorary PhD, Gottingen, 1880s; Vice-President, Royal Asiatic Society, 1890; Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford, 1892.