William Dwight Whitney (1827–1894)
Author of Sanskrit Grammar
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Works by William Dwight Whitney
The Century Dictionary Volume 07 4 copies
Language and the study of language. Twelve lectures on the principles of linguistic science (1971) 4 copies
A brief German grammar 2 copies
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 2: Celt. - Drool 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 3: Droop - E.F.G. 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 5: M.N.O.Phar. 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 6: Phar.Q.R.Salse. 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 7: Salsi. - Tech. 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 8: Tech.U.V.W.X.Y.Z. 1 copy
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language | Vol. 9: Proper Names 1 copy
Language and the Study of Language (Classic Reprint): Twelve Lectures on the Principles of Linguistic Science (2015) 1 copy
French Reader 1 copy
A Practical French Grammar 1 copy
The Tâittirîya-Prâtiçâkhya, With Its Commentary, the Tribhâshyaratna: Text, Translation, and Notes (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 copy
The Century dictionary; an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language, Volume IV. P. to Simulant. 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Whitney, William Dwight
- Legal name
- Whitney, William Dwight
- Birthdate
- 1827-02-09
- Date of death
- 1894-06-08
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Williams College (1845)
- Occupations
- linguist
lexicographer
professor of Sanskrit and comparative philology - Organizations
- Yale University
American Philological Association
American Oriental Society - Relationships
- Whitney, Elizabeth (wife)
Whitney, Edward (son)
Whitney, Hassler (grandson)
Newcomb, Simon (father-in-law) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA - Place of death
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Connecticut, USA
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A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge with a New Atlas of the World.
A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge with a New Atlas of the World.
A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge with a New Atlas of the World.
The Atharvaveda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेदः, atharvaveda, a tatpurusha compound of Atharvan, an ancient Rishi, and veda, meaning "knowledge") is a sacred text of Hinduism and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda". The bulk of the text dates from c. 1200-1000 BCE.
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