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Francis Johnson (linguist)

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Francis Johnson (c. 1796 – 1876) was a linguist who taught at the East India Company College. He compiled a Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary.

He also published

  • Johnson, Francis. Hitopadesa. The Sanskrit Text of the First Book, or Mitra-Labha; with a Grammatical Analysis, Alphabetically Arranged. Prepared for the Use of the East-India College, by Francis Johnson, Professor. London: James Madden and Co. Successors to Parbury and Co., 8 Leadenhall Street, 1840[1].

References

  1. ^ Bibliography for William Carey, D. D. (1761-1834) See notes accessed 9 Oct 2007