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Scott, Jonathan, 1754-1829

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Personal name headingScott, Jonathan, 1754-1829
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Associated countryGreat Britain India
Birth date1754
Death date1829
Field of activityOriental philology
AffiliationAsiatic Society of Bengal
Found inFirishtah. History of Dekkan, 1794.
Wikipedia, viewed 8 Dec. 2014 (Jonathan Scott (1754-1829) was an English orientalist, best known for his translation of the Arabian Nights. In 1784 he took part in founding the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, of which body he remained a member until 1799)
Associated languageeng