Sir William Jones, 1746-1794: A Commemoration

Reprint of first and only edition. Originally published: Oxford: Published on behalf of University College by Oxford University Press, 1998. xvi, 169 pp. Illustrations. * This volume publishes the results of the "Jones Day" conference, a meeting of scholars at his alma mater (University College, Oxford) on the bicentennial of his death. Contents: Sir William Jones as Comparative Lawyer, David Ibetson; Sir William Jones and the Classical Tradition, Richard Fynes; Sir William Jones as an Arabist, Alan Jones. Lives of Sir William Jones, Thomas R. Trautmann; Sanskrit Manuscripts of Sir William Jones in the Bodleian Library, Gillian Evison; Sir William Jones, University College, and Its Portraits, Peter Bayley.William Jones is the author of 'Sir William Jones, 1746-1794: A Commemoration', published 2006 under ISBN 9781584776888 and ISBN 1584776889.